Monday, August 15, 2011

PreTrial Services Program Creates Debate

August 9, 2011 by Collateral Staff
Posted in: Bail Buzz

DELAND, FL — Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson, Public Defender Jim Purdy, State Attorney R.J. Larizza, and Chief Judge William Parsons have all put their support behind the local pretrial services program. The program has supervised more than 5000 cases in 2010 alone but faces budget cuts in 2012. However, not everyone agrees with the utility of the program. Senator Ellyn Bogdanoff has filed a bill which would limit pretrial services to indigent defendants. | Read More

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