https://www.pretrial.org/california-eliminates-money-bail/
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB10
Pretrial Release and Probation
…What is the Same and What is Different, by Tim Schnacke. NAPSA – Pretrial Release and Probation. Schnacke
The Judges’ Journal – Bail Reform
BAIL REFORM, as addressed by various Judicial Officers and detention reform proponents, within the latest volume of The Judges’ Journal, an ABA Judicial Division publication.
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/judicial/publications/judges_journal/2018/summer.html
Ask your local Judicial Officer for a copy; otherwise non-members may buy a copy online!
PSA Website
The Laura and John Foundation has launched a website dedicated to the Public Safety Assessment (PSA)! https://www.psapretrial.org/
Public Defender’s Pretrial Release Unit
The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office piloted a Pre-trial Release Unit (PRU) in October 2017. The attached Brief published by the California Policy Lab reports on the PRU’s outcome thus far.
*Consider sharing with the PDs in your jurisdiction!
Policy-Brief-Early-Representation-Alena-Yarmosky
Pretrial Detention Reform
Chief Justice Workgroup Info and Recommendations
Open Roads and Overflowing Jails…
Pretrial Justice Center for Courts Brief 9*
County of Santa Clara Pretrial Services in the spotlight!
Congratulations to our Pretrial Services partners in Santa Clara County, recipient of the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Challenge Reward which recognizes the ‘innovative and creative spirit of California county governments’… http://www.counties.org/county-voice/santa-clara-county-takes-lead-bail-reform
Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2018
The big picture as reported by the Prison Policy Initiative… https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2018.html