The Governor’s Office on Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP) is requesting assistance to fund eight members of the Governor’s Commission to Reform Maryland’s Pretrial Release System to travel to the Commonwealth of Kentucky to observe the pretrial risk assessment process in that state. Such a visit can be extremely beneficial to the Commission in completing the tasks assigned to it by the Governor. Kentucky is one of the few states in the country where pretrial services is run statewide, an approach that the Governor has asked the Commission to examine. In addition, Kentucky has extensive experience in using a validated pretrial risk assessment tool. Kentucky is also testing in ten pilot site counties the use of the risk assessment tool for administrative releases, whereby non-judicial personnel are authorized to release defendants charged with specified offenses who score as low risk on the assessment tool. The Commission will be examining the feasibility of such an approach in Maryland. We would like for this visit to occur in August or September. We would like the delegation to visit one of the ten jurisdictions where administrative releases are being used, as well as a jurisdiction, most likely Louisville, where there is a high volume of serious cases coming through the system.
The Governor’s Office on Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP) is requesting assistance to fund eight members of the Governor’s Commission to Reform Maryland’s Pretrial Release System to travel to the Commonwealth of Kentucky to observe the pretrial risk assessment process in that state. Such a visit can be extremely beneficial to the Commission in completing the tasks assigned to it by the Governor. Kentucky is one of the few states in the country where pretrial services is run statewide, an approach that the Governor has asked the Commission to examine. In addition, Kentucky has extensive experience in using a validated pretrial risk assessment tool. Kentucky is also testing in ten pilot site counties the use of the risk assessment tool for administrative releases, whereby non-judicial personnel are authorized to release defendants charged with specified offenses who score as low risk on the assessment tool. The Commission will be examining the feasibility of such an approach in Maryland. We would like for this visit to occur in August or September. We would like the delegation to visit one of the ten jurisdictions where administrative releases are being used, as well as a jurisdiction, most likely Louisville, where there is a high volume of serious cases coming through the system.
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Providers selected for consideration (previously 'Selected Providers' field):
Selected Provider 1: Center for Court Innovation
Bid: 5715.00
Chosen Provider: Center for Court Innovation