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Author: Brooker, Claire M.B.

Title: The Jefferson County Bail Project: Impact study found better cost effectiveness for unsecured recognizance bonds over cash and surety bonds

Summary: In early 2010, Jefferson County, Colorado, conducted a Bail Impact Study, which was a pilot project to determine, among other things, the impact of using fewer secured money bonds on four bail outcomes: (1) public safety; (2) court appearance; (3) compliance with supervision; and (4) pretrial jail use. This study was part of the larger Jefferson County Bail Project, a comprehensive undertaking to understand and improve the County's bail administration. Results showed that the increased use of secured financial conditions of bond did not enhance court appearance, public safety, or compliance with other conditions of supervision. Secured bonds did, however, increase pretrial jail bed use. These findings suggest that when secured money bonds are set, it results in higher taxpayer cost with no public safety, court appearance, or compliance with supervision benefits.

Details: Washington, DC: Pretrial Justice Institute, 2014. 4p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 14, 2014 at: http://www.pretrial.org/download/pji-reports/Jeffersion%20County%20Bail%20Project-%20Impact%20Study%20-%20PJI%202014.pdf

Year: 2014

Country: United States

URL: http://www.pretrial.org/download/pji-reports/Jeffersion%20County%20Bail%20Project-%20Impact%20Study%20-%20PJI%202014.pdf

Shelf Number: 133074

Keywords:
Bail (Colorado)
Bail Bonds
Pretrial Release