MADISON, Wis. -- Former lawmaker Chuck Chvala can go home again.

Dane County Sheriff's officials placed the disgraced former state Senate majority leader on home detention on Monday morning.

Chvala is serving a nine-month jail sentence for felony misconduct stemming from his role in the caucus scandal. He's served the first three months in the Dane County Jail with work-release privileges. Sheriff's officials said that he's been pursuing a career as a real estate agent.

Sheriff's spokeswoman Elise Schaffer said that Chvala will now be allowed to spend his off-hours at home rather than jail. He'll have to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet and a box on his belt that transmits his location.

Schaffer said that the decision to move Chvala to home detention was a routine one since he's little threat to the community and his behavior in jail has been problem-free.

Chvala is one of five lawmakers charged in the caucus scandal, a secret probe into corruption at the state Capitol.