PJI helps to understand SB10
… A before/after overview and some questions to consider
Governor Brown approved SB10!
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