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19 <br /> assistance to the Work Group and Judge Baddour in issuing a new, comprehensive local bail <br /> policy. The Lab's first quarterly evaluation report is scheduled to be released in May 2021. <br /> Caitlin Fenhagen, Criminal Justice Resource Director, introduced Judge Samantha H. <br /> Cabe and Judge Allen R. Baddour. She made the following PowerPoint presentation. <br /> Bail Reform Initiatives in Orange <br /> County <br /> Presentation to Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> March 2,2021 Business Meeting <br /> Caitlin Fenhagen,C1RD Director <br /> Judge Allen R.Baddour,Senior ResidentSuperior Comtjudge <br /> judge Samantha H.Cabe,Chief Di strict Courqudge <br /> Inequities in Pretrial Release Practices <br /> Relianceor on money-based pretrial system is racially <br /> and economically biased.It automaticallydisadvantages <br /> people of color,who are less likely to afford money bond. <br /> African-Americansare 66%and Latino individuals are 9156 <br /> more likelyto remain in jail pretrial than similarly situated <br /> White individuals. <br /> r Compared to White men charged with the same crime and <br /> with the same criminal histories,African-American men <br /> receive bail amounts 35%higher;Latino men receive bail <br /> amounts 19%hig her. <br /> Impacts of Pretrial Detention <br /> r De-stabilization: employment, housing, <br /> family, health, later recidivism <br /> r Worse Case Outcomes: <br /> =4 x more likely to receive sentence of <br /> incarceration <br /> 3 x more likely to receive a longer sentence <br /> More likely to accept a plea when innocent <br />