State legislatures consider and enact laws that address all aspects of pretrial policy, including release eligibility, conditions of release, bail, commercial bail bonding and pretrial diversion. These legislative policies have an important role in providing fair, efficient and safe pretrial...
The County Executive's Office and the Milwaukee County Board deserve much of the credit for the countywide racial equity work. Their combined oversight, leverage, and resources were necessary to get an effort like this off the ground. It was a multi-layered approach that started with buy-in from...
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Sentencing enhancements have been an increasingly important part of criminal sentencing in California for the last 40 years. During the “tough on crime” era of the 1980s and 90s, enhancement statutes such as Three Strikes were enacted that imposed what some saw as severe penalties for even...
This document, shared at the 2019 May Network Meeting looks at how to create inclusive policies as it relates to disabilities and the criminal justice system. #Policy
Creating Inclusive Jail Policies Flyer.pdf
This sound-rich plenary takes participants through the making of the podcast 70 Million. Episodes chronicle the progress and inherent conflicts of ground-up efforts in diversion, bail reform, recidivism abatement, adoption of technology and other crucial aspects of the move toward decarceration...
Webcast materials from September 2018 "Pretrial Assessment and Decision-making" event. This webcast gives Mecklenburg County as an example by sharing their experience implementing a pretrail assessment tool. #PretrialAssessment #Collaboration #PretrialServices #Policy #MecklenburgCounty
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Panel participants discussed the potential of policy and programmatic changes to impact jail populations, emphasizing how policy changes have greater potential to drive significant reductions when implemented in a thoughtful and robust manner. Panelists included: Reagan Daly, City University of...
Maximizing Jail Population Reduction through Policy and Programmatic Strategies-Oct 2018.pdf
Although many of you may have seen APA's Policy Statement on State-Based Model Practices, we are uploading it to the SJC Exchange Library as we believe it is an excellent resource for jurisdictions looking for support on a national level in implementing innovative practices. #Prosecution ...
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