SJC Exchange Library

Across the country, over 50% of individuals attend initial appearances without an attorney, leading to more individuals held in pretrial detention or receiving expensive and restrictive pretrial release. This webinar features three defense attorney-led programs in Portland, Oregon; St. Louis, Missouri, and; Toledo, Ohio aiming to improve initial appearance release outcomes through various and new
innovative strategies.
This virtual event explains why these strategies are needed, details the challenges and facilitators to implementing these programs, and offers outcome results of the various programs. The webinar ends with a facilitated discussion among panelists unpacking how they implemented these programs and offering insights into how other sites can replicate these programs.