Pretrial Justice in Practice: Lucas County, Ohio

By Kathy Rowings, Olivia Nedd Jul. 6, 2017

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Pretrial Justice in Practice: Lucas County, Ohio

This case study details how Lucas County has made changes to its pretrial practices to combat jail overcrowding.

Pretrial Justice in Practice: Lucas County, Ohio

July 6, 2017

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Pretrial Justice in Practice: Lucas County, Ohio

This case study details how Lucas County has made changes to its pretrial practices to combat jail overcrowding. Learn about Lucas County’s pretrial system, including its use of a validated risk assessment tool, how agencies and systems share data and the implementation of a Population Review Team to identify individuals who may safely be released pretrial.

This case study details how Lucas County has made changes to its pretrial practices to combat jail overcrowding.

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This case study details how Lucas County has made changes to its pretrial practices to combat jail overcrowding. Learn about Lucas County’s pretrial system, including its use of a validated risk assessment tool, how agencies and systems share data and the implementation of a Population Review Team to identify individuals who may safely be released pretrial.

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Kathy Rowings is the Associate Program Director for Justice at the National Association of Counties (NACo).

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