2021 ACA Nashville Program Book_151st Congress of Correction

clients from custody. • Increasing confidence in the justice system by ensuring fair and equitable treatment of each client. • Understanding that qualified clients released on pretrial are provided resources regarding mental health treatment, driver’s license reinstatement assistance, HiSET course, transportation to and from court (bus passes), drug and alcohol treatment and any other needs as assessed by the courts or their case manager. Moderator: Diana Brady , Program Director, Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, Nashville, Tennessee Speakers: Diana Brady , Program Director, Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, Nashville, Tennessee; Scott Roberts , Program Supervisor, Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, Nashville, Tennessee D-4D Weakness to Wellness: Changing the Cultural Mindset of Corrections Room 207D Track: Staff Training The session will address strategies for building a sustainable and robust staff wellness program in a large correctional organization.

D-4C Pretrial Services and the Impact on Jail Population

Room 207C Track: Jails Pretrial services is a misunderstood

program. We strive to educate the public on the reason for pretrial release programs and its benefits. In this session, we will demonstrate how jails and the people of the community can benefit from a pretrial release program. Decreasing incarceration costs and providing resources to those released on pretrial will further demonstrate an adequate pretrial release program. Pretrial Service screeners utilize a risk assessment which indicates the “risk” of the defendant to complete the court appearance to the disposition of his/her case. Pretrial Services checks on defendant’s criminal history, court appearance records, outstanding warrants, police reports, nature of offenses and assessment tool evaluations (scores). This information is then submitted to the Commissioner or Judge to determine appropriate bail for release or detention for the defendant. Learning Objectives: • Determining the savings on incarceration costs by releasing qualified pre-convicted

Workshops

Saturday, Aug. 14 t 3:30–5 p.m.

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