The Felony Pretrial Services Program (or PTS Program) supports community safety and helps improve court appearance for individuals with felony-level charges who are released from custody during the pretrial period of their adjudication.
The PTS Program performs a thorough background investigation and provides the Court an accurate assessment of an individual’s likelihood to appear in court and their likelihood of not being charged with new criminal activity. This assessment is just part of the information used by a Judge when making a release or hold-in-custody decision.
When an individual is ordered to the PTS Program by a Judge, the program completes an intake and sets up a supervision plan with the individual. The PTS Program also offers information and assistance with finding and connecting to community supports and services.
The JSDP division administers the following court programs:
The Pretrial Services Program or PTS
The Felony Pretrial Services Program supports community safety and helps improve court appearance for individuals with felony-level charges who are released from custody during the pretrial period of their adjudication.
Specialty/Treatment Court Programs:
JSDP Pretrial Services Program 1) assists the Second Judicial District Court in pretrial release decision-making through research-informed, empirically-based assessment; and 2) provides appropriate pretrial supervision and services that promote community safety and maximize court appearance.
JSDP Specialty/Treatment Court Programs work collaboratively with stakeholders and participants to follow best-practice standards to address and improve individuals’ life outcomes through specialized supervision, treatment engagement, linkage to community resources and supportive practices.
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