Since 1995, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency has funded intermediate punishment programs in at least 90 percent of Pennsylvania counties. The County Intermediate Punishment Act of 1990 specified that the goals are to protect society efficiently, to promote offender accountability, and to extend the punishment and service options of local courts. Results revealed that the counties are generally meeting these goals. Only 3 percent of the offenders were arrested for a new offense while under the direction of the programs. The reported jail days saved as a result of the program also indicate that intermediate sanctions are an efficient method of delivering correctional services. Thus, intermediate punishment programming appears to be both an effective and efficient manner of delivering correctional treatment for certain offenders. Tables and 4 references