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3a~ Orange-Chatham Alternative Sentencing Pre-Trial Services Operating. Policies and Procedures One of the major components of the Pre-Trial Services program is moving inmate-related data expeditiously through the crimnal justice system. As a result, the program facilitates criminal justice processes, inmate release, the well being of inmates and the overall jail population. Examples of such services include: • Securing the paycheck of an inmate from an employer so that the inmate might post bond; -:• Checking the courthouse records to ascertain whether a court case was. disposed of and discovering that a warrant was mistakenly listed as outstanding which resulted in an inmate being mistakenly jailed; • Calling the Office of the Public Defender to inquire about the arrangement of bond hearings; • As an officer of the court, reporting requested information to the judges; and • Offering therapeutic interactions to inmates struggling with adjustments to inmate life or needing referrals to rehabilitation resources. The daily flow of incoming inmates dictates the particulaz tasks required of the program evaluator. Addressing these special needs is in addition to conducting daily standard screening and interviewing. Information shared for rehabilitation resources includes, but is not limited to referrals to agencies for: • Substance Abuse Counseling, • Mental Health Counseling, -:• Social Service Needs (including shelter and applications for public assistance), • Vocational Rehabilitation, and • Specific Assistance with Halfway House Applications. I. Interviewing at the County Jails A. The Coordinator obtains the confinement list by 7:30 a.m. each weekday, Monday -Friday, in the Orange County jail. The Coordinator obtains a copy of the confinement list at the Orange County jail. Interviewing takes place each weekday in the Orange County jail. A copy of the confinement list is requested from the jailers at the Chatham County jail when