National Public Radio - Behind The Bail Bond System
Mon, 18 Jan 2010
National Public Radio (NPR) has completed a story about bail. The story will air on Thursday January 21 on All Things Considered and Friday January 22 on Morning Edition and All Things Considered. For more information about the airing of the show and to listen to the show please visit the NPR website ...

Killings spark call to action - Gregoire targets bail, parole laws
Thu, 7 Jan 2010
The Spokesman-Review - Olympia,WA - "OLYMPIA – Judges should be able to deny bail to criminal suspects who are thought to be "inherently dangerous" to the public, Gov. Chris Gregoire and representatives of the state's law enforcement system said Wednesday ...

Orange rejects bail bondsmen's criticism of its pretrial-release
Tue, 22 Sep 2009
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL - "What the mailer really shows, county officials say, is a struggling bail-bond industry that fears the spread of successful pretrial-release programs nationwide could cost them serious business...

Kentucky govenor says jail overcrowding is a serious economic concern
Sun, 14 Jun 2009
CorrectionsOne - Frankfort,KY - "The provision has yielded the projected budget relief without any aberration in the rate of recidivism or violent crime. Kentucky's recidivism rate is lower than the national average, 35%, but fewer than 9% return for a new conviction; the majority who do return do so for a technical violation ...

Study: Outagamie County law enforcement relies on jail too much
Fri, 12 Jun 2009
Wrightstown Post Gazette - Appleton,WI - "When the jail is seen as the option of first resort, local officials will have little control over population management," observed consultants from Pretrial Justice Institute and Justice 2000 ...

Mental health court ready
Thu, 4 Jun 2009
Livingston Daily - Livingston County,MI - The Intensive Treatment Court is a diversion program for nonviolent offenders from District and Circuit courts in need of mental health treatment and community services ...

Broward pretrial release program gets mixed reviews
Thu, 4 Jun 2009
Miami Herald - Broward CO,FL - Owing to a funding increase for Broward County's pretrial release, inmates are getting out of jail faster. But they're staying in the program longer, meaning fewer can take part ...

Jeffco releases inmate plan
Thu, 30 May 2009
The Denver Post - Denver,CO - With a big push from lobbyist Ron Book, the County Commission approved an ordinance that might curtail the number of people in the county's pretrial release ...

Closure of WNC prison, programs back on table
Wed, 29 May 2009
Asheville Citizen-Times - Ashville,NC - alternatives to locking up criminals would be squeezed under the spending plan. More women could end up in prison if Women at Risk loses $88,000 ...

ON THE JOB: Law & Order
Mon, 25 May 2009
SW Iowa News - Council Bluffs,IA - Dave Holst starts his day early. And although he is an affable man, you don't really want to make his acquaintance at 5:30 am Holst is one of two pretrial officers who handle people granted pretrial release ...

BIO-key Awarded Biometric Contract With Federal Probation and Pretrial Services
Mon, 30 Mar 2009
FOXBusiness - Wall,NJ - Under terms of the contract, the Federal Probation and Pretrial Services Office has licensed BIO-key's award winning WEB-key platform for use in their fingerprint enabled identity management kiosks ...

Will boost to local bail bond industry cost us all?
Thu, 29 Jan 2009
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL - With a big push from lobbyist Ron Book, the County Commission approved an ordinance that might curtail the number of people in the county's pretrial release ...

State to fund drug court in Lauderdale Co.
Thu, 15 Jan 2009
Thanks to the efforts of County and Youth Judge Veldore Young, Lauderdale County will soon have a drug court — a court designed to rehabilitate rather than ...

Candidates seek Kenosha's new branch
Thu, 15 Jan 2009
Even though Kenosha County did not rank among the top 10 in judicial need in the state, according to a 2006 study, an eighth branch was created by the current biennium budget, in part because of population growth in the area.

Film sheds light on addiction problem
Wed, 14 Jan 2009
What started off as a documentary film to address the escalating meth epidemic in Nevada, has now reached Chickasha and the entire state to help achieve some of the same positive results.

Carteret Sheriff's Dept. Hopes Electronic Monitoring Will Save ...
Wed, 14 Jan 2009
WNCT - Greenville,NC - The software—from a company called iSECUREtrac—allows the department to set up zones where offenders can and cannot go. If an offender tampers with the ...

Bill Would Divert Drug Offenders From Jail To Treatment
Tue, 13 Jan 2009
WYMT - Hazard,KY - Senate Bill 4 calls for "pretrial diversion," allowing felony drug offenders to enter substance abuse treatment before going to trial, avoiding jail time.

Drug treatment programs
Tue, 13 Jan 2009
Gary Post Tribune - Gary,IN - The face of addictions treatment has changed several times in recent years, as more programs have been added. Here’s a look some of those programs, who they’re helping and what successes they have had.

Madison County has new court for veterans
Tue, 13 Jan 2009
Belleville News Democrat - IL - Callis says participation the court will work similarly to Drug Court, in which people accused of crimes can enter the program voluntarily and receive ...

Federal grant targets women drug abusers
Mon, 12 Jan 2009
Tampa Bay's 10 - St. Petersburg,FL - The Pinellas County Drug Court just received a $900000 federal grant to combat prescription drug abuse among women. Because of the grant, over the next ...

Jail consultants: Look at alternatives to end overcrowding
Fri, 09 Jan 2009
Bloomington Pantagraph - IL - Robert Cushman and Mark Cunniff with the National Institute of Corrections presented data at a public forum Thursday from a study of the jail’s population.

State grant will help keep the mentally ill out of jail
Wed, 07 Jan 2009
Four Hampton Roads community services boards will receive money for a jail diversion program.

Sen.Worley co-sponsors abuse recovery bill for drug offenders
Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Richmond Register - Richmond,KY - If they complete the program successfully, these offenders may be eligible for entry into a pretrial diversion program. “This bill would allow drug ...

Study to put Va. juvenile justice issues before lawmakers
Mon, 05 Jan 2009
The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA - But other legislators say now is not the time to make changes. ... of available prevention opportunities and alternatives to detention," the study said, ...

Rendell: Eliminate parole for repeat violent offenders
Mon, 05 Jan 2009
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA - In September, he announced a parole freeze for all violent offenders while Temple University professor John Goldkamp studied the probation system. ...

Cashing Out - The Bail Bonds Industry in Baltimore Is Huge, Complicated, and Largely Unregulated
Thu, 03 Jul 2008
Baltimore City Paper - Baltimore,MD - "They decided to focus on the issue of property bonds rather than creating a more just and more fair pretrial release system,"

Cunningham-Turner Bill Signed into Law
Tue, 01 Jul 2008
PolitickerNJ - NJ - Senator Turner said the increase in the number of drug court judges “should begin to demonstrate the potential of the program” to reduce recidivism ...

Leaders in Vienna Seek Consensus; Rate Country Effectiveness on Rule of Law
Tue, 01 Jul 2008
ABA Journal - Chicago,IL - The Vera Institute of Justice in New York City conducted field work for the initial tests. Data analysis was still going on in the final days leading up to ...

Bail Hearing Triggers Right To Lawyer
Mon, 23 Jun 2008
NACDL - Washington, DC - Supreme Court: Bail Hearing Triggers Right To Lawyer; Unasked, Federal Appeals Court Wrongfully Increased Defendant’s Sentence ...

When 'off the streets' isn't good enough
Wed, 18 Jun 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN - The county's juvenile detention reforms have made available alternatives to detention, such as foster care or electronic home monitoring ...

Young men in trouble get a year to get it right
Mon, 16 Jun 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA - Enrolled in Fulton County's new pretrial diversion program for drug offenders, Turner knew being tardy was unacceptable ...

Drug court to add extended rehab tool
Sun, 15 Jun 2008
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - Washington CO drug court is adding a three-month aftercare phase to bridge the gap between intensive drug treatment and absolute freedom...

Sarasota tries new idea to stop DUIs
Mon, 09 Jun 2008
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL - Judge's program gives repeat offenders treatment ...

Taylor Williams Inducted into Cambridge Who's Who for Excellence
Wed, 4 Jun 2008
Cambridge Who's Who - Milwaukee, WI - Taylor Williams, Lab Director for Wisconsin Community Service, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in public service ...

Can New York Break Its Incarceration Habit?
Mon, 2 Jun 2008
Gotham Gazette - New York,NY - In the last 20 years, states across the country have quadrupled their spending on jails and prisons from $11 billion in 1987 to $44 billion last year, while imprisoning 2.3 million individuals ...

New Veterans Drug Court Focuses on Rehabilitating Our Soldiers
Wed, 28 May 2008
Earthtimes (press release) - London - The National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) and the National Drug Court Institute (NDCI) are responsible for advocacy, training, research, ...

Crack Down on DWI's
Wed, 28 May 2008
NewsWest9.com - Midland,TX - "We thought it would be a great way to intensify our supervision," Tim Long, Director of Pretrial Services in Midland County, said. ...

Mental health court possible
Tue, 27 May 2008
Altoona Mirror - Altoona,PA - Blair currently has four special courts: adult drug court, DUI court, family drug court and re-entry court for inmates. Judy Rosser, coordinator of Blair ...

COURTS: Another option
Sun, 18 May 2008
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal - Lockport,NY - Lockport’s drug court gives addicted defendants help staying clean and out of jail ...

Treatment could ease jail overcrowding
Sat, 17 May 2008
KXLY - Spokane,WA - We plan to prepare them with interviewing skills, help them prepare resumes, give them good job search skills and link them to employment opportunities in the community and help them get employed ...

New Tack on Straying Parolees Offers a Hand Instead of Cuffs
Sat, 17 May 2008
New York Times - "Parole is a system set up to find failure," said Michael Jacobson, president of the Vera Institute of Justice in New York and a former chief of corrections ...

Mayor Bloomberg Announces Weekend Court Processing for Youth
Tue, 13 May 2008
PressZoom (press release) - Judges have the option to place moderate risk children in the Alternatives to Detention program, which provides supervision and services to youth at ...

County drug court expands
Wed, 7 May 2008
MidWeek - DeKalb,IL,USA - Enrollment in DeKalb County's Drug Court program has expanded to 21 people ...

Sarpy's situation is under review
Tue, 6 May 2008
Omaha World-Herald - Omaha,NE,USA - For four years, Sarpy County has used alternatives to bricks and mortar to deal with jail overcrowding. Now the County Board wants to measure its progress ...

Pretrial Detention is Preventive Detention for Many Minority Youth
Thu, 1 May 2008
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA - Juveniles are considered wards of the court, and pretrial release is solely at the discretion of the judge. High bail, or lack of bail, clogged court ...

Judges rein in outsize bail
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST
Wake magistrates must justify bail set higher than recommended, after a study finds a racial disparity

Crowded jails mean voters must weigh in
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:00:00 EST
Greensboro News Record - Greensboro,NC,USA - ...although most county commissioners, police and courts workers agree the county can't do without a new jail, a small contingent argues that new jail-alternative programs haven't been given enough time...

Jail Overcrowding Proves Costly in SF
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST
KCBS CA- The jail overcrowding is blamed on an increase in arrests by San Francisco police officers. Many inmates are behind bars on drug charges, more than 40% of ...

Tether pilot program aims to prevent jail overcrowding
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST
C&G Newspapers - Detroit,MI - Jail overcrowding is plaguing Oakland County, as well as the state, said Judge Wendy Potts. “I’ve had to release 2500 convicted individuals since 2005 on ...

Relocating northern Virginia probation offices proves puzzling
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST
Examiner.com - Loudoun County supervisors unanimously approved a downtown Leesburg lease for an office providing probation and pretrial services Tuesday despite local ...

New jail not needed in DuPage, study says
Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST
Chicago Tribune - They include establishing pretrial services, adding staff to the jail and the probation department, and closer coordination on jail issues among the sheriff ...

Inside Baltimore's Mental Health Court
Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST
Baltimore City Paper - Baltimore,MD - Thedrick Tapp is yet another court monitor, representing the pretrial release services division of the court. He once oversaw compassionate releases ...

New Report: Jail Populations Exploding; Massive Growth Devastating
Tue, 31 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EST
Seymour Herald, TN - Implementing pretrial release programs that release people from jail before trial can help alleviate jail populations. Reforming bail guidelines would allow ...

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