State v. Dalseg

¶1 In this consolidated appeal, Jeff Dalseg and Timothy Cestnik challenge the trial court’s decision to deny them credit for time served in the Nisqually Tribal Jail “work release” program. After the men had each served more than 11 months of a 12-month work release sentence in the Nisqually program, the State learned that the program did not comply with the statutory requirements for work release and asked the court to order Dalseg and Cestnik to begin serving their sentences in one that did. The trial court agreed, denying the men credit for any time served. We reverse and remand, holding…