Dr. David Olson explains the benefits of pretrial research

A broad-based coalition of advocates, communities, and impacted people gave Illinois policymakers the push to transform pretrial justice.

Pretrial Services leaders share insights into the implementation of Illinois’ historic pretrial reform.

A community-led program works to demonstrate how supportive pretrial services can advance positive pretrial outcomes.

NAPSA’s new executive director is an Illinois pretrial veteran with an eye on the future.

NAPSA’s newest update to its Standards for Pretrial Release guides and informs the pretrial field.

Pretrial programs in California are thinking creatively to help people succeed while navigating the pretrial phase.

Public defenders share insights into the implementation of Illinois’ historic pretrial reform.

Three law enforcement leaders share insights into the early implementation of Illinois’ historic pretrial reform.

A new training in Illinois bolsters law enforcement's understanding of the role of pretrial services in the criminal legal system.

Pretrial systems and community partners can build more effective responses to DV/IPV through collaboration and education.

Lessons learned from efforts to advance racial equity while reducing the over-incarceration of people with behavioral health needs.

A special police outreach team is helping people experiencing homelessness access services and change lives.

Three judges share insights into the early implementation of Illinois’ historic pretrial reform.

Three state’s attorneys share insights into the early implementation of Illinois’ historic pretrial reform.

Pretrial detention hearings support informed decisions and procedural justice.

Just steps from the jail, peer mentors connect people to community services for basic needs and, for some, life-changing support.

New research finds police, attorneys, victims, and witnesses miss court far more often than people accused of crime.

In Connecticut, leaders are updating court policies to reduce wealth-based pretrial detention.

Police Chief Shon Barnes measures success not by arrests but by successful outcomes for community members and his officers.

A small rural county made big improvements by adopting evidence-based decision making and voluntary pretrial services, and by reducing the use of financial release conditions.

Investing in research and data helps one county improve pretrial outcomes and use public resources wisely.

In St. Louis County, Missouri, recalling warrants benefits people and the pretrial systems.

After El Paso County, Texas, reduced unnecessary pretrial detention and eliminated a standard bond schedule, community safety was enhanced.

Tye Perez, an advocate for LGBTQ+ human rights, shares their experience to advance pretrial justice for all people.

Q&A with APPR’s national research partner on recent research showing the positive outcomes of early release from pretrial detention.

Nonprofit organizations providing supportive pretrial services offer a model to the criminal legal field.

System stakeholders in Youngstown, Ohio, experience the power of unprecedented collaboration.

Nonprofit organizations providing supportive pretrial services offer a model to the criminal legal field.

A conversation with Professor Michael Walker about his personal experiences of pretrial detention.

California is promoting pretrial improvement by funding implementation and expansion of supportive pretrial services.

In San Francisco, a client-centered approach to pretrial services results in successful outcomes.

In Charleston County, South Carolina, system stakeholders and community members collaborate to identify public safety and well-being priorities.

An advocate who was formerly incarcerated calls for systems that are centered on individual humanity.

System stakeholders in Dane County, WI, engage community members to “shorten the gap between government and community.”

Peer specialists use lived experience to mentor people on pretrial supervision.

A RAND Corporation study found representation at first appearance hearings reduced the use of financial release conditions and pretrial detention.

In St. Louis, Missouri, supportive pretrial services address unmet needs as a way to prevent future involvement with the criminal legal system.

A new data-rich study reveals that holding a person in jail for any amount of time before trial may undermine public safety.

In New Orleans, a cup of coffee and conversation contributes to pretrial success.

When pretrial systems use interventions that meet the needs of women, outcomes—and lives—improve.

In Jefferson County, Nebraska, supportive pretrial services help people turn their lives around.

For many rural and smaller jurisdictions, centralized assessment can strengthen pretrial systems and use public resources wisely.

Silicon Valley De-Bug’s participatory defense model allows families and communities to impact the outcome of a loved one’s criminal case.

A jail review team in Pennington County, South Dakota, helps identify people who might “fall through the cracks."

A jail review team in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, helps identify people who can be safely released from detention.

How data provided a roadmap to systemic improvement.

Police supporting civilian 911 responders

In Montgomery County, a diverse group of justice stakeholders and community partners strengthen—and challenge—efforts to advance pretrial justice.

Thurston County stakeholders engaged law enforcement by building trust and understanding for sustainable pretrial advancement.

The Haywood Burns Institute works to transform justice through dismantling structural racism and improving community well-being.

In Pierce County, Washington, pretrial system stakeholders are guided by a shared vision, mission, and set of values.

Voices of a broad range of community members were central to New Orleans' successful improvement of its pretrial justice system.

Dr. Grace Gámez collaborates with community members to learn how they define safety.

Judge Herbert T. Wright sees opportunity for more fair, uniform pretrial justice.

An ambitious overhaul leads to significant improvements

In New Jersey, increasing complaint-summonses means fewer people in jail.

Mecklenburg County Public Defender Kevin Tully explains how the PSA and other improvements helped his county advance pretrial justice.

Nikki Jones, Ph.D., identifies how racism influences policing and the broader criminal justice system

Judge Jeffrey Kremers about the challenges that led them to examine pretrial decision making.

Research finds that a large majority of people assessed with the PSA in Bernalillo County, NM, are successful pretrial.

New Jersey’s pretrial improvements led to more people released pretrial without harmful impacts.

Milwaukee County Deputy District Attorney Jeffrey Altenburg shares the challenges and successes of his county’s journey advancing pretrial justice.