VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL — There have been suggestions that the Volusia County pretrial services program should be limited to only indigent defendants. The suggestion has created a huge debate. In 2010, pretrial services in the county cost $1.3 million and kept 5,263 defendants out of jail. Some legislators and bondsmen … View full post on Collateral Magazine

Fight brewing over pretrial services Daytona Beach News-Journal More than half the inmates are there in "pretrial status," or not serving time on any conviction. And Corrections Director Marilyn Chandler Ford said the release program is a big reason the county hasn't had to build an expensive (an estimated $35 to …

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DELAND, FL — Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson, Public Defender Jim Purdy, State Attorney R.J. Larizza, and Chief Judge William Parsons have all put their support behind the local pretrial services program. The program has supervised more than 5000 cases in 2010 alone but faces budget cuts in 2012. … View full post on Collateral Magazine

SPD investigating ex-Senior Services worker over contract payments The Seattle Times The Seattle Times is not naming him because he has not been charged with a crime. Officials at both the agency and the city believe the alleged misappropriation of funds was limited to the Kinship Caregiver Support Program, which helps grandparents or … and more »

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HARRIS COUNTY, TX – Harris County Pretrial Services is no longer supervising defendants on bail, except those on personal bonds. As a result, judges are looking for ways to enforce drug testing for defendants and other forms of monitoring. In the meantime, bondsmen and the probation department are offering a … View full post on Collateral Magazine

City Budget close to final, hopes to soften blows in human services, public … Ballard News Tribune In the Public Safety sector, $84000 of the budget will go to Seattle Neighborhood Group programs to provide community outreach and crime prevention … Budget promises made are promises kept by the Seattle City CouncilMedia Newswire (press release) all 5 news articles »

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Despite being the second largest company of its kind, Bankers Surety Services maintains the friendly culture and personal touch of a much smaller business. Assistant Vice President Lisa Basta explained how establishing personal relationship with bail agents is one of the aspects that separates Bankers from … View full post on Collateral Magazine

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Explaining the honest services law National Post Not just Conrad Black is waiting for the United States Supreme Court to rule on the validity of his honest-services conviction. … Conrad Black's appeal may change US lawNational Post all 5 news articles »

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Seattle becomes 11th city to boycott Arizona (The Newsroom) Chicago Press Release Services (press release) Since the law, which makes it a state crime to be an illegal immigrant, is already facing five legal challenges, it may be overturned before it can go into … Council Approves Arizona BoycottPubliCola (blog) Seattle votes to boycott Arizona over immigration lawSeattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Seattle City Council votes for Ariz. boycottTheNewsTribune.com FOXNews -KOB.com -Seattle Times all 331 news articles »

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