The court’s electronic reporting system (ERS) allows clients to submit their monthly reports electronically. Clients can also attach documents (i.e., pay stubs, bank statements, proof of address, or other required documents) via the ERS console.

Clients must be registered in ERS by their probation officer. Once the account is set up, the client will receive an email with a user name and password. The first time clients log into their account, they will be required to update some account information (this does not occur after the first login).

Clients can access the ERS console login by clicking here.

Please refer to the clients' User Guide for instructions on how to complete your monthly report and attach documents.

- The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) contracts with RRCs, also known as halfway houses, to provide assistance to inmates who are nearing release. RRCs provide a safe, structured, supervised environment, as well as employment counseling, job placement, financial management assistance, and other programs and services. RRCs help inmates gradually rebuild their ties to the community and facilitate supervising ex-offenders' activities during this readjustment phase.

The Sobriety Treatment and Education Program [STEP] is a reentry program for individuals on federal supervision who have substance addictions.

Mission: The mission of the STEP Program is to identify high-risk, high-need persons under supervision and utilizing a collaborative justice model, conduct a program following evidence based practices to facilitate reentry of the person into the community as a clean and sober, crime-free individual.

Goals: The goals of the STEP program are to reduce recidivism, protect the public and assist the participant to achieve long term sobriety and to become a positive and productive member of society.

What the Participants Say About STEP:

The entire experience has helped build my self confidence.
I am trying harder than I've ever tried before.
I felt as if they really cared about my sobriety and my way of life.
STEP helps me stay on track. If not for STEP I think I would be back in jail.
I am excited to be in this program. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel as far as getting off probation and being able to finally move on in my life.

Brief Description of the STEP Program

If you would like more information about the STEP Program contact Jose Vargas, (509) 574-5525 or email Jose_Vargas@waep.uscourts.gov

Staff Training Aimed at Reducing Re-Arrest (STARR) is a program that has been implemented by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to provide U.S. Probation/Pretrial Services Officers with a set of intervention techniques, that are evidenced based, and found to be effective at bringing about positive change in offender behavior.

Location Monitoring (LM) is a cost-effective alternative to detention. It is a special condition imposed by the Court that requires an individual to remain at home except for certain approved activities such as work, court appearances, religious services, and medical appointments. There are three components of location monitoring: Home Incarceration, Home Detention, and Curfew.

• Home Incarceration is the most restrictive, requiring 24-hour lockdown except for medical needs, court appearances, and activities approved by the court.
• Home Detention requires the participant to remain at home except for pre-approved absences for employment, education, religious services, treatment, and court obligations.
• Curfew is the least restrictive and requires the participant to remain at home during set periods of the day.
• Stand Alone Monitoring (SAM) operates in conjunction with GPS technology and is used to enforce a specific condition of release. It is not a means of monitoring home incarceration, home detention, or a curfew. SAM ensures the defendant remains in a specific geographical area, complies with attendance at a specific program, or stays out of a specified area.      

U.S. Probation Officers invite clients on their caseload to participate in a 4-week voluntary educational program which is held twice a week for several weeks. Students are expected to be on time, do their homework, and participate in class. These students usually are unemployed and lack the necessary skills to secure a job. During the first class, students are introduced to “life skills,” “mental lightbulbs,” and “their reality” to change lives and be successful.