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21 <br /> New Bail Reform Initiatives <br /> Pretrial Work Group created In early 2019 <br /> Mlsslon:Fllminate unnecessary pretrial detention for <br /> individuals who do not pose a significant risk but are <br /> unable to afford a money bond <br /> Members Indude:Judge Baddour,Judge Cabe,DAJlm <br /> Woodall,Asst.PD Phoebe Dee,Chief Magistrate Tony <br /> Oakley,Commissioner Renee Price,CJRD Director and <br /> Pretrial Case Manager,Sheriff Charles Blackwood,Chapel <br /> Hill Police Chief Chris Blue,Clerk of Court Mark <br /> Klelnschmldt,community ball reform advocates <br /> ,Facllltation by UNC School of Government Criminal <br /> Justice Innovation Lab and professor Jessica Smith <br /> (support from County Manager,CJRD and District Bar) <br /> koftwoul <br /> Judge Allen R. Baddour presented the following slide: <br /> Core Reforms <br /> New Structured Decision-Making Tool to Guide <br /> Magistrates'Initial Bail Decisions <br /> 1 'd.I,..:'. <br /> Flowchart Matrix with Checklist <br /> Presumption far conditions other than a secured band for <br /> Class 1-3 Misdemeanors <br /> Allows for Release to Pretrial Services <br /> Requires documentationfora secured(money)band <br /> Form completed in every case <br /> Preserves magistrate discretion <br /> Implemented October 2020 <br /> 1000000, <br /> Judge Samantha H. Cabe presented the following slide: <br /> Core Reforms <br /> New Decision-Making Process for Responding <br /> to Non-Appearances in District Court <br /> Encou rages alternatives to Orders for Arrest for Non- <br /> Appearance <br /> Applies only in District Court <br /> Suggests rescheduled court date for first non-appearance in <br /> law level misdemeanor cases <br /> Preserves judicial discretion <br /> Judge completesform for each non-appearance explaining <br /> decision <br /> mple me nation January 2021 <br /> bfth� <br /> Cait Fenhagen resumed the presentation: <br />