Establishes the office of pretrial services to certify and establish guidelines for pretrial services agencies in the state; establishes a working group to prepare for the transition for pretrial services from public entities to private, non-profit entities; provides for the repeal of such working group upon the expiration thereof.
Moves from the Office of Court Administration (OCA) to the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) responsibility for certifying, establishing and implementing standards for pretrial services agencies of the state.
Moves from the Office of Court Administration (OCA) to the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) responsibility for certifying, establishing and implementing standards for pretrial services agencies of the state.
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study and issue a report on the status of the pretrial detention practices and pretrial detainee populations in this Commonwealth.