Pre-Entry Coalition Community Connections Not Confinement
Pre-Entry (noun): a system of support services for people who have been arrested that does not rely on cash bail to achieve safety in the community or appearance in court.
Arrest Lose Lose Job Hope Lose Lose Kids Benefits Lose Housing
Problem-Solving, Future Planning Respect, Confidence, Achievement Family, Community Connections Employment, Healthcare, Stability Housing, Food, Basic Needs
A client was charged with Upon meeting him in jail to The Advocate communicated SUPPORT & INTERVENTION BACKGROUND OUTCOMES three felonies an Burglary, prepare for his Early Bail his needs and the community Criminal Trespassing, and Review hearing, his Bail solutions to the defense Criminal Mischief and bail was Advocate learned he was attorney who used it to set at $10,000. homeless and struggling with negotiate with the prosecutor. a drug addiction. He faced a maximum The client was convicted of a sentence of up to 27 and was The Bail Advocate worked misdemeanor, avoiding the likely to be sentenced for up swiftly to enroll him in felony conviction as well as jail to 10 years in prison. inpatient treatment and then and probation. to help him transition into a Had the treatment program recovery house. not accepted the referral on such short notice, the client would have been more likely to plea to a more serious charge in order to leave jail.
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