AND I'M TIM MCGONIGAL..
LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY LEADERS
SAY THEY ARE JUST WEEKS AWAY
FROM LAUNCHING NEW PRETRIAL
SERVICES, INTENDED TO
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN
JAIL. TAKE VO
UNDER THE NEW PROGRAM, THE
COURTS WILL EVALUATE PEOPLE WHO
ARE ARRESTED TO DETERMINE
WHETHER THEY
CAN BE SAFELY RELEASED BEFORE
THEIR TRIAL. THE COUNTY COULD
HIRE TWO NEW PRETRIAL OFFICERS
AS SOON
AS NEXT WEEK.
THEY'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
HELPING OFFENDERS MEET
THE CONDITIONS OF THEIR PRETRIAL
RELEASE.
THE PRETRIAL PROGRAM IS ONE OF A
NUMBER OF NEW SERVICES
THAT WILL BE FUNDED BY THE JAIL
OPERATIONS LEVY COUNTY
VOTERS APPROVED LAST YEAR.
BUT THE STATE OFFERED LEWIS AND
CLARK COUNTY A 130-
THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT TO HELP
LAUNCH THE PROGRAM SOONER.
THE COUNTY COMMISSION WILL
CONSIDER THE GRANT AT THEIR
MEETING THURSDAY MORNING.
TAKE SOT: XX:10 OC:..MAKE IT
OURS. "THIS IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COUNTY TO
REALLY IMPLEMENT
A GREAT PROGRAM, WHAT WE SEE IS
A GREAT PROGRAM ACROSS THE
UNITED STATES, BUT MAKE IT
OURS."
ON CAMERA TAG
OTHER NEW PROGRAMS, LIKE MENTAL
HEALTH EVALUATIONS, WILL
GO INTO EFFECT AFTER JULY...ONCE
TAX REVENUE FROM THE JAIL
LEVY STARTS COMING IN.
