blog post New Bail Ruling Could Affect Tens of Thousands of Californians By Vicki Hsieh, Heather Harris Apr 13, 2021 Apr 13, 2021 ... ... state law—Senate Bill 10—passed in 2018 to eliminate money bail and replace it with a pretrial release system based on risk assessments.
blog post Pretrial Reform in California By Heather Harris, Magnus Lofstrom Aug 26, 2020 Aug 26, 2020 ... Most people who are booked into jail will be released without undergoing a pretrial risk assessment. Approximately 60% of those booked into ...
Report Reforming Pretrial Justice in California By Heather Harris, Magnus Lofstrom Aug 19, 2020 In 2018, the governor signed Senate Bill 10 (SB 10) to eliminate money bail and require the use of risk assessment tools when making pretrial release ...
blog post California’s Jail Population Has Plummeted during COVID-19 By Joseph Hayes, Heather Harris May 8, 2020 May 8, 2020 ... The “zero-bail” rule targets pretrial detainees, who historically have ... cash bail to a risk-based system of determining pretrial release.
blog post Video: A Conversation with Chief Justice of California Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye By Mary Severance Dec 19, 2019 Dec 19, 2019 ... ... collaborative courts, and the critical importance of self-evaluation in the judicial branch. ... Pretrial Risk Assessment in California.
Report Pretrial Risk Assessment in California By Heather Harris, Justin Goss, Alexandria Gumbs Dec 9, 2019 Pretrial risk assessment can help counties decide whether arrestees should stay in the community or be detained while their cases are pending.
blog post Can Pretrial Decisions Be Improved? By Heather Harris, Justin Goss Mar 27, 2019 Mar 27, 2019 ... California is considering the end of cash bail, placing even greater importance on the use—and improvement—of pretrial risk assessment ...
blog post Pretrial Risk and Cash Bail By Justin Goss Feb 20, 2018 Feb 20, 2018 ... The primary alternative is a risk-based framework in which law enforcement employs tools called risk assessments to determine which offenders ...
Report Pretrial Release in California By Sonya Tafoya, Mia Bird, Ryken Grattet, Viet Nguyen May 3, 2017 Pretrial risk assessment has been cited as a potential tool to help law enforcement and the courts identify defendants who pose a low risk to public safety, ...
blog post Testimony: Bail and Pretrial Detention By Sonya Tafoya Feb 19, 2016 Feb 19, 2016 ... If the court finds that defendants do not pose a risk of flight or ... The assessment takes a snapshot of the jail population at a point in ...