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Pretrial Services Creates a Social Safety Net : <br /> ... <br /> * Calls attention to poor risk factors & revokes non- <br /> compliance promptly with re-arrest <br /> +TREMENDOUS COST SAVINGS: <br /> +300 inmates released through pretrial at a savings of <br /> , 1 \ <br /> ., , \ <br /> $70 per day annually Example: average 12 days saved ,i <br /> • <br /> per defendant X $70/ day (jail costs) X 300 releases = : / <br /> .; <br /> $252,000 saved------ ------ ---- <br /> $ , <br /> ,f <br /> +Cost sharing of overhead ended with state grant 6/30/2011 <br /> +Admissions for services increased 100% from two years <br /> ago <br /> + $54,000 increase needed to cover program costs over the $70,000 <br /> allocation from last year @ 70% cost in 15-B <br /> + cost sharing of overhead ended with state grant last fiscal year <br />