Pretrial Justice in Practice: Mesa County, Colorado
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County Examples & SolutionsThis case study details how an examination of Mesa County’s judicial practices ultimately led to changes to the county’s pretrial justice system.Pretrial Justice in Practice: Mesa County, ColoradoJuly 6, 2017July 6, 2017, 5:45 pm
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Pretrial Justice in Practice: Mesa County, Colorado
This case study details how an examination of Mesa County’s judicial practices ultimately led to changes to the county’s pretrial justice system. Learn about Mesa County’s pretrial system, including its use of a validated risk assessment and how the county collects and tracks data—and how the county made these changes without any outside funding.
This case study details how an examination of Mesa County’s judicial practices ultimately led to changes to the county’s pretrial justice system.2017-07-06County Examples & Solutions2018-10-09
This case study details how an examination of Mesa County’s judicial practices ultimately led to changes to the county’s pretrial justice system. Learn about Mesa County’s pretrial system, including its use of a validated risk assessment and how the county collects and tracks data—and how the county made these changes without any outside funding.

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