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33 <br />interviewing on Monday and Thursday. Tuesday, Wednesday, and <br />Friday, the Chatham County confinement list is requested to be faxed to <br />the OCAS office from the Sheriff's Department During periods when the <br />Chatham County jail i.s over the bed capacity (such as during the weeks <br />Superior Court is in session there) visits for interviewing will be made <br />more frequently than twice during the weekdays. <br />S. The Coordinator notes the total population number at the top of the <br />confinement list if not already indicated. The number of female inmates is <br />also noted. <br />C. The Coordinator selects inmates for interviewing who have charges at <br />arrest that make them potentially releasable without risking the <br />community's safety. Felonies that are property and drug crimes are <br />suitable. Common Law Robbery is a suitable offense. Misdemeanors are <br />suitable for interviewing unless they have a no bond status. In this case, <br />the Evaluator/Coordinator will find out the reason for the no bond status. <br />When an inmate is arrested for a probation violation, the inmate will be <br />interviewed to find out who his/her officer is and the Coordinator will <br />contact that officer. The Coordinator's goal is to interview as many <br />suitable candidates, as are available, in selecting inmates for interviews. <br />The information discovered in the interview is not simply for release but <br />also for expediting the cases of all inmates. Information obtained in the <br />inmate interviews is processed to any agency that may facilitate in the <br />immediate release and also, when indicated, to reduce recidivism. The <br />likelihood of recidivism may be reduced when a person sentenced to time <br />or bond payment toward child support is referred and released on the <br />condition of complying with the job placement program administered <br />through Interfaith Council's Job Placement Program or the- Employment <br />Security Commission. <br />D. The interviews are conducted in the jails using the Pre-Trial Services <br />"Data Sheet" Information obtained includes personal information related <br />to risk factors indicating likelihood of returning to court as well as any <br />past crinvnal activity and/or verifying whether the inmate is currently on <br />probation or parole. Interviews ean take from five to forty-five minutes <br />depending on the inmates' needs or concerns. The data gathered from the <br />interview is calculated on the risk sheet providing a total score indicating <br />the likelihood of returning for all court dates until the charges are <br />resolved. <br />E. On Mondays, the Evaluator's duties include scanning the jail populations <br />to produce a list of misdemeanor charged inmates to be brought to court <br />