LIBERTY AND JUSTICE PRETRIAL PRACTICES IN TEXAS
170308_bond-study-report
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UNVALIDATED PERSONAL BOND-ORIENTED SYSTEMS:<br />
X Unvalidated 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 2016<br />
Jail<br />
Population<br />
(% Pretrial)*<br />
Personal<br />
Bond<br />
Program<br />
Operated<br />
by:<br />
% Defendants Assessed<br />
M = Misdemeanor<br />
F = Felony<br />
% Assessed<br />
Defendants<br />
Recommended for<br />
Personal Bond<br />
Without<br />
Conditions<br />
Personal Bond<br />
Requirements<br />
With<br />
Conditions<br />
Hours from<br />
Arrest to<br />
Release on<br />
PR Bond<br />
Types of Bond<br />
Supervision Provided<br />
(Est. Active Caseload)<br />
PB:<br />
Personal<br />
Bond<br />
SB:<br />
Surety<br />
Bond<br />
Bell<br />
(334,941)<br />
696<br />
(67.0%)<br />
County<br />
M: 80-100%<br />
F: 60-80%<br />
40-60% Yes Yes<br />
24 hrs. or<br />
less<br />
4,500 700<br />
Harris<br />
(4,538,028)<br />
9,431<br />
(67.0%)<br />
County<br />
M: 60-80%<br />
F: 60-80%<br />
40-60% Yes Yes 24-48 hrs. 2,200 3,000<br />
F<strong>IN</strong>ANCIAL BOND-ORIENTED SYSTEMS<br />
X<br />
X<br />
X<br />
X<br />
Unvalidated risk assessment instrument<br />
Significant number of defendants are assessed<br />
Release on PR bond usually occurs more than 48 hours after arrest<br />
Release on PR bond without conditions is rare<br />
County<br />
2015<br />
Population<br />
Estimates<br />
Bowie<br />
(93,389)<br />
Brown<br />
(37,896)<br />
October<br />
2016 Jail<br />
Population<br />
(% Pretrial)*<br />
347<br />
(71.2%)<br />
170<br />
(45.3%)<br />
Personal<br />
Bond<br />
Program<br />
Operated<br />
by:<br />
CSCD<br />
County<br />
% Defendants Assessed<br />
M = Misdemeanor<br />
F = Felony<br />
M: 80-100%<br />
F: 20-40%<br />
M: 60-80%<br />
F: 60-80%<br />
% Assessed<br />
Defendants<br />
Recommended for<br />
Personal Bond<br />
Without<br />
Conditions<br />
Personal Bond<br />
Requirements<br />
With<br />
Conditions<br />
Hours from<br />
Arrest to<br />
Release on<br />
PR Bond<br />
Types of Bond<br />
Supervision Provided<br />
(Est. Active Caseload)<br />
PB:<br />
Personal<br />
Bond<br />
SB:<br />
Surety<br />
Bond<br />
80-100% No Yes 24-48 hrs. 20 30<br />
80-100% Yes No<br />
More than<br />
72 hrs.<br />
95<br />
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