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9 <br /> (c) has family/community ties, <br /> (d) has a viable residence, <br /> (e) has no pattern of previous failures to appear in court, <br /> (f) has medical problems beyond the capacity of the jail to manage, <br /> (g) has had no pre-trial bond review. <br /> Currently, the Jail Administrator reviews the census daily. Based on the length of <br /> stay and crime type, jail personnel make efforts to get offenders before a judge for a <br /> bond review to help relieve jail crowding. This is an informal process. The proposed <br /> Pre-Trial Release Program will be a formal process that entails the following service <br /> components: <br /> (a) Coordination of the development and dissemination of a pre-trial release <br /> policy in conjunction with the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge and <br /> the Chief District Court Judge. <br /> (b) Pre-trial assessments (interviews) will be conducted on all detainees in the <br /> Orange and Chatham jails within 24-72 hours. <br /> (c) Assessment information will be verified and a prior records check <br /> conducted. <br /> (d) Detainees will be matched to the characteristics of the target population to <br /> determine eligibility for pre-trial release and/or supervision. <br /> (e) Pre-Trial Release Program personnel will coordinate court appearances for <br /> possible detainee release with jail and court personnel. <br /> (f) Pre-trial assessment data is shared with the judge at detainee's court <br /> appearance for possible release. <br /> (g) Supervision and monitoring is provided to offenders released pre-trial until <br /> they go to trial. <br /> (h) Offenders are contacted and reminded of court dates by program staff. <br /> (i) Pre-Trial Release Program staff will evaluate the program's operations and <br /> make quarterly reports to the Orange-Chatham Criminal Justice <br /> Partnership Advisory Board. <br /> The Pre-Trial Release Program will be made available within the jails and courts <br /> through coordination with jail administrators, judges, court clerks, etc. Any pre-trial <br /> offender confined in the jail is potentially eligible for the program. It is anticipated that <br /> the program would greatly enhance efficiency in the utilization of limited jail resources <br /> and judges will have much better information on which to base bond decisions, provided <br /> that all parts of the pre-trial justice system embrace this program. <br />