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GOOD QUESTIONS, BETTER DATA
FOR IMPROVED JUSTICE OUTCOMES 8:00 – 9:15 a.m.
County Jails at a Crossroads: Examining the Pretrial Population
and Pretrial Release
Natalie R. Ortiz, Ph.D.
National Association of Counties
United States 467,500 Pretrial
Detainees
A Comparison of the U.S. and China
China 250,000 Pretrial
Detainees
America’s Jails are County Jails
Insert Map from Emily
Who is in county jails? The majority of the county jail
population is pretrial and low risk
67% of the county jail
population is pretrial
Midwest
Northeast
West
Pretrial population differences
between county jails
75–100% of jail population is pretrial
50–74% pretrial
25–49% pretrial
Less than 25% pretrial
62% 47% All Counties
South
Who is in county jails?
of population in county jails using risk
assessment is low risk
40 percent
60 percent
County jails using a validated risk assessment
at booking
Take Away Questions
• What resources are currently used in your jail to reliably identify risk in the jail population?
• How is risk level information used throughout the county justice system?
• What release and supervision options are available when someone in the jail is categorized as low risk?
–Do these options depend on conviction status?
County jails are caught between courts’ decision-making and increases in the jail
population and jail costs. 900K $25 B
Pretrial Population
Convicted Population
44%
County boards willing to collaborate with jail to reduce
population and costs
County jails prioritizing
65%
Challenges, priorities & opportunities
reducing jail costs
Jail County board
Court
Effective management of pretrial population in jail
Take Away Questions
• How often is the court involved in meetings and discussion of the pretrial population in jail?
• Does the jail want to collaborate more with the court?
• How do you facilitate the conversation between the jail and the court?
• How does the jail and/or county use authority it has under state law in setting policies and developing practices related to pretrial release and supervision?
County jails with a program supervising pretrial detainees outside of confinement
What county jails do
Electronic monitoring
House arrest
Treatment programs
Day reporting
Work release
10%
18%
42%
44%
95%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Pretrial population Convicted population
Pretrial supervision (general)
Physical health care treatment
Behavioral health treatment
House arrest
Electronic monitoring
Top 5 Programs Supervising Pretrial Individuals
Take Away Questions
• How do current pretrial release and supervision programs contribute to managing the pretrial population in jail?
– How do you know the impact?
• What are the objectives and goals of current pretrial supervision programs?
– How often does the county evaluate whether it is meeting those objectives and goals
– What is the benchmark for evaluation?
www.naco.org/countyjails Report, Executive Summary and Case Studies
Interactive map: www.naco.org/countyexplorer
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Charge Secure
DWLR 99%
DWI 95%
Paraphernalia 99%
Resisting 97%
Possess Marijuana 98%
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Cash 8% 1%
Custody 2% 1%
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Written Promise 4% 1%
Other 32% 26%
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Good Questions, Better Data for
Improved Justice System
Outcomes
John Clark
Senior Manager,
Technical Assistance
Dear Commissioners:
Here is your monthly jail report:
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We trust you will find these data helpful.
Sincerely,
The Jail
Report to the Commissioners
1. Who (pretrial, sentenced, probation
violations, etc?) is in the jail?
2. How many jail bed days are each group
using?
3. Which of these populations could be
safely reduced?
4. How much cost savings could result?
Key Questions
Who is in the jail?
Question 1
Inmate Sub-population ADP % of Total
Pretrial 442 52%
Probation violation 85 10%
Sentenced 298 35%
Contract 0 N/A
Other 26 3%
Total 850 100%
Shangri-La County:
ADP of Inmates
Pretrial Risk Level ADP % of Total
Low 124 28%
Medium 208 47%
High 110 25%
Total 442 100%
Shangri-La County:
ADP of Pretrial Inmates
Bond Amount ADP % of Total
$500 or < 44 10%
> $500 to $1,000 80 18%
> $1,000 to $2,500 66 15%
> $2,500 to $5,000 89 20%
> $5,000 163 37%
Total 442 100%
Shangri-La County:
ADP of Pretrial Inmates
Bodies Passing Through
vs. Beds Used
72%
11% 7%
5% 5%
2%
4% 6%
18%
70% (28,680)
(4,567) (2,856)
(1,930) (2,030)
(31) (61) (112)
(304)
(1,216)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Less than 3 Days 3 to 7 Days 8 to 30 Days 31 to 90 Days 91+ Days
Average Length of Stay in Days
% Inmates Released % Beds Needed
How many jail bed days
does each group use?
Question 2
Inmate Status Bed Days % of Total
Felony Sentenced 5,610 22%
Misdemeanor Sentenced 4,590 18%
Traffic Sentenced 510 2%
Felony Pretrial 5,865 23%
Misdemeanor Pretrial 4,335 17%
Traffic Pretrial 255 1%
Probation Violation 3,060 12%
Other 128 5%
Total 25,500 100%
Shangri-La County:
Jail Bed Days Used
Pretrial Risk
Level
Bed Days % of Pretrial % of Total
Low 2,405 23% 9%
Medium 4,182 40% 17%
High 3,868 37% 15%
Total 10,455 100% 41%
Shangri-La County:
Jail Bed Days Used Pretrial
Bond Amount Bed Days % of Pretrial % of Total
$500 or < 1,045 10% 4%
> $500 to $1,000 1,463 14% 6%
> $1,000 to $2,500 1,986 19% 8%
> $2,500 to $5,000 2,615 25% 10%
> $5,000 3,346 32% 13%
Total 10,455 100% 41%
Shangri-La County:
Jail Bed Days Used Pretrial
Which of these populations
can be safely reduced?
Question 3
How much cost savings could result?
Question 4
Questions and Answers
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