LIBERTY AND JUSTICE PRETRIAL PRACTICES IN TEXAS
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VALIDATED PERSONAL BOND-ORIENTED SYSTEMS:<br />
Validated risk assessment instrument<br />
Significant number of defendants are assessed<br />
Release on PR bond usually occurs within 48 hours of arrest<br />
Release on PR bond with no conditions is available<br />
County<br />
2015<br />
Population<br />
Estimates<br />
October<br />
2016 Jail<br />
Pop.<br />
(% Pretrial)*<br />
Risk<br />
Assessment<br />
Implemented<br />
by:<br />
% Defendants<br />
Assessed<br />
M = Misdemeanor<br />
F = Felony<br />
% Assessed<br />
Defendants<br />
Recommended for<br />
Personal Bond<br />
Personal Bond<br />
Requirements<br />
Without<br />
Conditions<br />
With<br />
Conditions<br />
Hours from<br />
Arrest to<br />
Release on PR<br />
Bond<br />
Estimated Active<br />
Caseload<br />
PB:<br />
Personal<br />
Bond<br />
SB:<br />
Surety<br />
Bond<br />
Bexar<br />
(1,897,753)<br />
3,723<br />
(57.6%)<br />
CSCD<br />
M: 80-100%<br />
F: 80-100%<br />
80-100% Yes Yes 24 hrs. or less 2,500 2,500<br />
Ector<br />
(159,436)<br />
779<br />
(67.5%)<br />
County<br />
M: < 20%<br />
F:40-60%<br />
40-60% Yes Yes 24 hrs. or less 45 50<br />
El Paso<br />
(835,593)<br />
1,371<br />
(67.5%)<br />
County<br />
M: 60-80%<br />
F:60-80%<br />
None<br />
Provide risk scores to<br />
judges without<br />
recommendation<br />
24 hrs. or less<br />
Split Personal and<br />
Surety Bonds<br />
(2,800)<br />
Midland<br />
(161,077)<br />
428<br />
(79.0%)<br />
County<br />
M:80-100%<br />
F:60-80%<br />
40-60% Yes Yes 24 hrs. or less 2,000 10<br />
Travis<br />
(1,176,558)<br />
2,569<br />
(73.2%)<br />
CSCD<br />
M: 60-80%<br />
F: 60-80%<br />
60-80% Yes Yes 24-48 hrs. 5,500 550<br />
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