Sentinel contracts with court systems and other agencies to collect fees, fines or restitution amounts on their behalf.
These DRCs provide a central location for offenders to check in with agencies, attend programs, receive services and meet certain court-ordered obligations.
[2] The Nevada Division of Parole and Probation opened a DRC in Las Vegas partnership with Sentinel on October 31, 2017.
The Center for Crime and Justice Policy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas published a research brief[2] about the DRC in February, 2019.
In 2012, James Hucks filed suit against Sentinel Offender Services after an arrest warrant was issued for his wife because she did not pay all the fees she owed to the company during her probation.
[4] Later that year, Craig granted Sentinel a stay on this ruling, but, despite their attempts to persuade him to back down on it, refused to undo his restrictions.
[5] In 2012, Georgia man Tom Barrett stole a can of beer and was later put on probation with Sentinel after being unable to pay a US$200 fine.
[9] In February 2017, Sentinel Offender Services was included in a lawsuit brought by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood along with Global Tel Link, Wexford Health Sources, GEO Group and many others for their roles in alleged violations of Mississippi's public ethics, racketeering and antitrust laws.