HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:   Criminal Jurisprudence 

TIME & DATE: 10:00 AM, Wednesday, September 21, 2016 

PLACE:       JHR 140 
CHAIR:       Rep. Abel Herrero 

 

The committee will meet jointly with the House Committee on County Affairs to consider the following interim charge:

 

Review pretrial service and bonding practices throughout the state. Examine factors considered in bail and pre-trial confinement decisions, including the use of risk assessments; assess the effectiveness and efficiency of different systems in terms of cost to local governments and taxpayers, community safety, pretrial absconding rates and rights of the accused.

 

The committee will hear invited and public testimony.

 

 

 

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