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Harris County, Texas
2017 Annual ReportHarris County Pretrial Services
Kelvin L. BanksDirector
Dennis PottsDeputy Director
Edward JonesDivision Manager,Computer Applications
Aurora RobertsDivision Manager,Defendant Monitoring
Myra SmithDivision Manager,Pretrial Screening
Troyce CarterEric ClaytonChrystal FergusonByron FisherEstella FisherWanisha HarrisYaquelin PerezLuis ZelayaSupervisors
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report Page i
The mission of Harris County Pretrial Services is to provide ac-curate and timely information to assist the judicial officers in Harris County with making informed pretrial release decisions and to monitor defendants released on bond to promote com-pliance with court orders, court appearances, and to support public safety.
Mission
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Part I - Annual Review Page
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report Page ii
Deputy Director Overview 2
Defendant Report Activity 6
Supervision Caseload Review 13
Conclusion of Supervision Period 15
Drug Test Activity 14
Incoming Population 16
Court Review 22
Caseload Activity 29
Compliance 33
Part IV - Table of Organization
Part II - Statistics
Part III - Charts and Graphs
Annual Report prepared by Susan Cedars
Disposition of Bond Event 36
Table of Contents
Public Safety Assessment (PSA) Tool 7
Introduction 1
Director’s Address 3
Significant Events 5
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report Page 1
Director of Pretrial Services
Leadership Team – Front Row: Director Kelvin Banks. Second Row (L-R):
Deputy Director Dennis Potts, Computer Applications Division Manager
Edward Jones, Pretrial Screening Division Manager Myra Smith, Execu-
tive Assistant Tanisher Spiller, Defendant Monitoring Division Manager
Aurora Roberts.
Kelvin L. Banks, MA, MSW, LLMSW, CTS
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report Page 2
HARRIS COUNTY PRETRIAL SERVICES
KELVIN L. BANKS Director of Pretrial Services
Main Line: 832-927-3500 Fax Line: 713-437-4535
THE MISSION OF PRETRIAL SERVICES IS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION TO ASSIST THE JUDICIAL OFFICERS IN HARRIS COUNTY WITH MAKING INFORMED PRETRIAL RELEASE DECISIONS AND TO MONITOR DEFENDANTS RELEASED ON BOND TO
PROMOTE COMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDERS, COURT APPEARANCES, AND TO SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY.
March 28, 2018 Dear Mr. Banks: As we have discussed often, 2017 was a year of reform for Harris County Pretrial Services. However, it also was a stressful year in which we witnessed the Department successfully deal with two significant challenges. The first challenge involved a sea change in the Department’s risk assessment, interview, and supervision processes, driven by implementation of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation’s Public Safety Assessment (PSA). This effort was part of a collaborative stakeholder retooling of the initial justice system processes that made possible: (1) earlier risk assessment of all defendants in custody, and (2) earlier release from custody by least restrictive means of defendants who were at low risk of failure-to-appear and/or new criminal activity. Implementation improved the quality of information available to judicial officers for release decisions. It also helped guide the development of a risk-based supervision protocol that allows Pretrial Services to optimize use of its resources. The second challenge, coming soon after PSA implementation, was closure of the Criminal Justice Center and relocation of the Department in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Fortunately, the Department was afforded an opportunity to relocate nearby and to keep its divisions together, but the relocation space was far from ideal. The Leadership Team collaborated with other Harris County departments to address electrical, plumbing, and networking needs. Within weeks, the Leadership Team transformed a warehouse scheduled for demolition into functional workspace that could support the Department’s operations. The Leadership Team performed admirably in working toward reform and ensuring that Pretrial Services had a solid foundation. But throughout the challenges, the Department’s efforts were sustained by its line employees and supervisors. They are praiseworthy for their demonstrated willingness to embrace change and dismiss inconvenience in pursuit of the Department’s objectives. Pretrial Services could not exist without them. With this letter, it is my privilege to present Pretrial Services’ 2017 Annual Report. I look forward to a successful and productive 2018.
Sincerely, Dennis W. Potts Deputy Director
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report Page 3
HARRIS COUNTY PRETRIAL SERVICES
KELVIN L. BANKS Director of Pretrial Services
Main Line: 832-927-3500 Fax Line: 713-437-4535
THE MISSION OF PRETRIAL SERVICES IS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION TO ASSIST THE JUDICIAL OFFICERS IN HARRIS COUNTY WITH MAKING INFORMED PRETRIAL RELEASE DECISIONS AND TO MONITOR DEFENDANTS RELEASED ON BOND TO
PROMOTE COMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDERS, COURT APPEARANCES, AND TO SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY.
Harris County Pretrial Services Internal & External Stakeholders
RE: Annual State of the Harris County Pretrial Services
Greetings All,
The mission of Harris County Pretrial Services (HCPS) is to provide accurate and timely
information to assist the judicial officers in Harris County with making informed pretrial release
decisions and to monitor defendants released on bond to promote compliance with court orders,
court appearances, and to support public safety.
In an effort to achieve our organizational mission, 2017 was the Year of REFORM for HCPS.
Specifically, it was the year to make changes to our overall operations. The changes that we
implemented are aligned with best-practices in the pretrial justice industry. Using the context of
the National Institute of Corrections’ publication entitled, A Framework for Pretrial Justice:
Essential Elements of an Effective Pretrial System and Agency (2017), we implemented the
following either in our pretrial system and/or pretrial agency:
Elements of an Effective Pretrial System (8 of 8 implemented)
1. Pretrial release and detention decisions based on risk and designed to
maximize release, court appearance, and public safety.
Implemented fully in or before July of 2017.
2. Legal framework that includes: presumption of least restrictive nonfinancial
release; restrictions or prohibition on the use of secured financial conditions
of release; and detention for a limited and clearly defined type of defendant.
Implemented in-part in or before July of 2017.
3. Release options following or in lieu of arrest.
Implemented fully in or before July of 2017.
4. Defendants eligible by statute for pretrial release are considered for release,
with no locally-imposed exclusions not permitted by statute.
Implemented fully in or before July of 2017.
5. Experienced prosecutors screen criminal cases before first appearance.
Implemented fully in or before July of 2017.
6. Defense counsel active at first appearance.
Implemented fully in or before July of 2017.
7. Collaborative group of stakeholders that employs evidence-based decision-
making to ensure a high functioning system.
Implemented fully in or before July of 2017.
8. Dedicated pretrial services agency.
Implemented fully in or before July of 2017.
Elements of a High Functioning Pretrial Services Agency (5 of 6 implemented)
1. Operationalized mission.
Implemented fully in or before July of 2017.
2. Universal screening.
Implemented fully in or before July of 2017.
3. Validated pretrial risk assessments.
Implemented fully in or before July of 2017.
4. Sequential bail review.
Implemented fully in or before July of 2017.
5. Risk-based supervision.
Implemented fully in or before July of 2017.
6. Performance measurement and feedback.
o Planned implementation for 2018.
As we continue in our effort to achieve our organizational mission, 2018 will be the Year to
REFINE for HCPS. Specifically, it will be our year to improve and/or perfect our overall
operations. Using the strategic and systematic triangulation of Quality, Training and
Performance (QTP), we are seeking to become a premiere pretrial services agency.
I want to personally thank each of you for your individual and collective efforts in assisting
HCPS in achieving our organizational mission!
Sincerely, Kelvin L. Banks, MA, MSW, LLMSW, CTS Director
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report Page 4
Employee of the Month
Retirements in 2017
The purpose of the Gail Y. Brown Employee of the Month award is to give special recognition to employees for their outstanding achievements in service to Harris County Pretrial Services. The criteria for selecting the Gail Y. Brown Employee of the Month include, but are not limited to, the employee being viewed as:
Someone who:
1) has volunteered to devote an inordinate amount of time to a work project or task outside
of his/her responsibility and who performs exceptional work on that project or task; or
2) has made a significant contribution to the programs, goals and objectives of the
Department; or
3) has maintained a consistently high level of performance.
Someone who has demonstrated an exceptional aptitude for serving the Department’s
customers, which includes the public and internal staff.
Someone who consistently does deeds that improve morale, reduce conflict, solve problems,
improve team spirit, or improve our environment.
Someone whose innovative ideas have increased productivity, generated revenue, or recovered
a lost resource.
The 2017 recipients of the Gail Y. Brown Employee of the Month award are:
January - Gail Brown February - Robert Hunley March - Wanisha Harris April- No submissions May - Moses Marcelle June - Alma Alvarado July - Thabitha Greenlee August - Luis Zelaya September - Douglas DeJarnette October - Carolina Castro November - Tyra Hartford December - Krystal Ware
Gail BrownExecutive Assistant26 Years of Service
Mara Porper Computer Applications-
Division Manager35 Years of Service
Esteban Cordova Pretrial Officer
25 years of service
Mao NguyenPretrial Officer
20 Years of Service
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report Page 5
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report Page 6
Defendant Report ActivityArrests in 2017 on a new charge
where the most serious offense was a class A or B misdemeanor offense were down 10% from the previous year and down over 19% since 2013. Arrests for new felony offenses saw a 3.7% decrease in 2017 compared to 2016.
There were a total of 77,025 arrests in 2017. This included 45,578 people whose most serious charge was a new misde-meanor and 32,447 people arrested for a new felony offense. Defendants charged with felony offenses accounted for 42.1% of arrests and misdemeanors for 57.9%.
The department compiled 60,929 defendant reports on incarcerated defen-dants, screening 79.1% of the arrested population. Staff prepared 32,495 reports on defendants arrested solely for a mis-demeanor offense, compiling information on 72.9% of that population. For those defendants arrested for a felony, the per-centage was 87.6%, or 28,434 reports completed.
Other defendants interviewed in-cluded 79 defendants who originally post-ed a financial bond and were interviewed after release for consideration for a per-sonal bond and 64 interviews conducted with non-incarcerated defendants who had an open warrant, usually on a motion to adjudicate or a motion to revoke pro-bation. In addition, 209 interviews were conducted for performance, appeal, and witness bonds.
For the First Chance Intervention Program (FCIP), 477 interviews and risk assessments were conducted during the period of January through June, 2017. Of those interviewed specifically for the pro-gram, 382 were pre-charge and 95 were post-charge. In 2017, 601 people were re-ferred to FCIP. Over 83% successfully com-pleted the program.
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Misdemeanor Arrests 55,324 52,506 50,947 49,628 44,578Felony Arrests 32,642 31,970 32,365 33,692 32,447
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000Initial Arrests
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Misdemeanor Jail
Interviews 44,308 43,861 41,295 39,366 32,495
Felony Jail Interviews 28,496 28,311 27,846 29,161 28,434
010,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,00070,00080,000
Interviews
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Initial Arrests 87,966 84,476 83,212 83,320 77,025Jail Interviews 72,804 72,172 69,141 68,527 60,929
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000Interviews as a Percent of Arrests
85.4% 83.1% 82.2% 79.1%82.8%
Unknown
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report Page 7
Public Safety Assessment (PSA)
Cases created July 28, 2017 through January 7, 2018 with Complete PSAA: N = 32,296
A The calculated PSA completion measure is used. Table 1. Demographic Characteristics
Characteristic Descriptives N % Age at arrestA Mean 33.1 Std. Dev. 11.6 Median 31 Mode 25 Minimum 17 Maximum 99 Range 82 SexB Female 6530 20.2 Male 25744 79.8 RaceC White 17016 52.9 Black 13739 42.7 Pacific Islander 863 2.7 Asian 520 1.6 Native American 23 0.1 Multi-racial 22 0.1
A The corrected age (calculated using created date and DOB) is presented. B Sex is missing for 22 cases. C Race is missing or unknown for 113 cases.
Table 2. Risk Factors N % Age at current arrestA Min. to 22 6137 19.0 23 to max. 26159 81.0 Current violent offense Yes 6097 18.9 No 26199 81.1 Current violent offense & 20 years old or youngerB
Yes 785 2.4 No 31511 97.6
Pending charge at the time of the offense Yes 5825 18.0 No 26471 82.0 Prior misdemeanor conviction Yes 18588 57.6 No 13708 42.4 Prior felony conviction Yes 12420 38.5 No 19876 61.5 Any prior conviction Yes 19853 61.5 No 12443 38.5 Prior violent conviction Three or more 1216 3.8 One or two 6283 19.5 No 24797 76.8 Prior FTA pretrial in the past two years Two or more 764 2.4 One 1915 5.9 No 29617 91.7 Prior FTA pretrial older than two years Yes 3367 10.4 No 28929 89.6 Prior sentence to incarceration Yes 16464 51.0 No 15832 49.0
A The corrected age (calculated using created date and DOB) is presented. There are 64 cases with corrected age coded as “23 or older” that were coded as 22 or younger when age was based on arrest date and DOB. B The corrected age (calculated using created date and DOB) in conjunction with current violent offense results in 22 cases not matching the risk factor current violent offense and less than 21 years old that is a function of age based on arrest date and DOB.
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report Page 8
Table 3. NCA Score Score N %
0 7348 22.8 1 2030 6.3 2 3739 11.6 3 3676 11.4 4 5058 15.7 5 4699 14.5 6 2230 6.9 7 1376 4.3 8 1125 3.5 9 674 2.1
10 259 0.8 11 72 0.2 12 10 0.0 13 ------ ------
Table 4. NCA ScaleA
Scale Score N % 1 (0) 7348 22.8 2 (1-2) 5769 17.9 3 (3-4) 8734 27.0 4 (5-6) 6929 21.5 5 (7-8) 2501 7.7 6 (9-13) 1015 3.1
A Using the corrected age (calculated using created date and DOB) results in 62 cases where the NCA scale does not match the NCA scale that used age based on arrest and DOB. Table 5. NVCA Score
Score N % 0 8727 27.0 1 9495 29.4 2 7645 23.7 3 3888 12.0 4 1853 5.7 5 617 1.9 6 71 0.2 7 ------- -------
Table 6. NVCA FlagA
NVCA Score N % No Violent Flag (0-3) 29755 92.1 Violent Flag (4-7) 2541 7.9
A Using the corrected age (calculated using created date and DOB) results in one case where the NVCA flag does not match the NVCA flag that used age based on arrest and DOB.
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report Page 9
Table 7. FTA Scale Scale Score N %
1 (0) 10675 33.1 2 (1) 13728 42.5 3 (2) 4732 14.7 4 (3-4) 2251 7.0 5 (5-6) 805 2.5 6 (7) 105 0.3
Table 8. Release RecommendationA
N % Bond to be set at 15.17 9513 29.5 Personal bond 16549 51.2 Personal bond not recommended 6182 19.1
A Release recommendation is not available for 52 cases, 0.2%. Table 9. Release Recommendation by Race
Non-white White Total N % N % N % Bond to be set at 15.17 5248 34.4 4265 25.1 9513 29.5 Personal bond 7047 46.2 9502 55.9 16549 51.3 Personal bond not recommended 2957 19.4 3225 19.0 6182 19.2 Total 15252 100.0 16992 100.0 32244 100.0
Table 10. Release Recommendation by Gender
Female Male Total N % N % N % Bond to be set at 15.17 1257 19.3 8246 32.1 9503 29.5 Personal bond 3967 60.8 12577 48.9 16544 51.3 Personal bond not recommended 1299 19.9 4878 19.0 6177 19.2 Total 6523 100.0 25701 100.0 32224 100.0
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
Bond to Be Set At 15.17 Personal Bond Personal Bond NotRecommended
Release Recommendation
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report Page 10
Tabl
e 11
. DM
F M
atrix
: All
case
s in
6X6
NCA
1
NCA
2
NCA
3
NCA
4
NCA
5
NCA
6
FTA
1
N =
7291
N
=33
84
22
.6%
of p
opul
atio
n 10
.5%
of p
opul
atio
n
FTA
2
N
=57
N
=21
53
N =
7021
N
=44
19
N =
78
0.
2% o
f pop
ulat
ion
6.7%
of p
opul
atio
n 21
.7%
of p
opul
atio
n 13
.7%
of p
opul
atio
n 0.
2% o
f pop
ulat
ion
FTA
3
N =
171
N =
1430
N
=15
60
N =
1325
N
=24
6
0.5%
of p
opul
atio
n 4.
4% o
f pop
ulat
ion
4.8%
of p
opul
atio
n 4.
1% o
f pop
ulat
ion
0.8%
of p
opul
atio
n
FTA
4
N =
59
N =
275
N =
789
N =
794
N =
334
0.
2% o
f pop
ulat
ion
0.9%
of p
opul
atio
n 2.
4% o
f pop
ulat
ion
2.5%
of p
opul
atio
n 1.
0% o
f pop
ulat
ion
FTA
5
N =
2 N
=8
N =
158
N =
293
N =
344
0.
0% o
f pop
ulat
ion
0.0%
of p
opul
atio
n 0.
5% o
f pop
ulat
ion
0.9%
of p
opul
atio
n 1.
1% o
f pop
ulat
ion
FTA
6
N =
3 N
=11
N
=91
0.0%
of p
opul
atio
n 0.
0% o
f pop
ulat
ion
0.3%
of p
opul
atio
n
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report Page 11
Tabl
e 12
. DM
F M
atrix
N
VCA
Flag
N =
254
1 (7
.9%
)
N
CA 1
N
CA 2
N
CA 3
N
CA 4
N
CA 5
N
CA 6
FTA
1
N =
7291
N
=33
84
22
.6%
of p
opula
tion
10.5
% o
f pop
ulatio
n
FTA
2
N
=57
N
=21
05
N =
6744
N
=35
03
N =
64
0.
2% o
f pop
ulatio
n 6.
5% o
f pop
ulatio
n 20
.9%
of p
opula
tion
10.8
% o
f pop
ulatio
n 0.
2% o
f pop
ulatio
n
FTA
3
N =
166
N =
1362
N
=12
51
N =
1070
N
=10
8
0.5%
of p
opula
tion
4.2%
of p
opula
tion
3.9%
of p
opula
tion
3.3%
of p
opula
tion
0.3%
of p
opula
tion
FTA
4
N =
59
N =
266
N =
696
N =
683
N =
194
0.
2% o
f pop
ulatio
n 0.
8% o
f pop
ulatio
n 2.
2% o
f pop
ulatio
n 2.
1% o
f pop
ulatio
n 0.
6% o
f pop
ulatio
n
FTA
5
N =
2 N
=8
N =
153
N =
252
N =
258
0.
0% o
f pop
ulatio
n 0.
0% o
f pop
ulatio
n 0.
5% o
f pop
ulatio
n 0.
8% o
f pop
ulatio
n 0.
8% o
f pop
ulatio
n
FTA
6
N =
3 N
=10
N
=66
0.0%
of p
opula
tion
0.0%
of p
opula
tion
0.2%
of p
opula
tion
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report Page 12
Supervision Caseload Review
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report Page 13
defendants. This is a 82% increase in average casel-oad size compared to last year and a 101% increase since 2015. Defendants released on personal bond for a new case comprised 67% of the average caseload; those monitored while in a CSCD program were 19.4% of the caseload; 0.08% were on a performance bond, appeal, or motion to revoke or adjudication probation with pretrial services supervision; 17% participated in the FCIP from January through June; 3% in RIC; and 3% given an unsecured bond during the period of June through December 2017.
In 2017, 63.6% of defendants arrested on a new charge were able to post bond. Most posted some form of financial bond while 14% posted a personal bond, 7.6% posted an unsecured bond, 4% early pre-sented, and 36 defendants were given an SB-7.
Of the 14,007 total defendants supervised for a new case, 1,164 (8.3%) defendants were released to the RIC docket on a personal bond.
Other defendants released on personal bond and supervised by Pretrial Services included 146 de-fendants whose appearance was required in court on a motion to adjudicate or revoke probation, who appealed a case disposition, who were required to participate in a Community Supervision & Corrections Department (CSCD) assessment program, or who were given a bond for a specific length of time after judg-ment was entered on a case before the execution of the sentence (performance bond). An additional 601 people were referred to the First Chance Intervention Program (FCIP), which ended in June 2017. During the same month, 357 defendants began receiving unse-cured bonds (BROR) for remainder of 2017.
One condition frequently ordered was the re-quirement to submit to drug testing, affecting 15% of defendants with a new case given a personal bond. A breath-alcohol analysis device, either in the form of an ignition interlock device installed in a vehicle or an in-home device, was placed on 11.3% of the defen-dants with additional conditions. The courts required 98 defendants to observe a curfew. Of those, 63 de-fendants were ordered to wear an electronic monitor-ing device.
Defendants who receive pretrial intervention through the CSCD are still on bond until the interven-tion program requirements are fulfilled and must ap-pear in court during their participation. Defendants under the department’s supervision who subsequent-ly receive pretrial intervention usually remain on a personal bond while participating in these programs and we continue to monitor their case and remind them of upcoming court dates. During 2017, 1,519 defendants were monitored for this purpose, along with 20 defendants with a motion to adjudicate or to revoke probation who were granted a personal bond with no supervision by this department other than that necessary to assure appearance in court.
Throughout 2017, the average monthly number of defendants under supervision or monitored on the last day of month by the department was 4,348
FCIP 0 263
Conditions Ordered on Released Defendants
02,0004,0006,0008,000
10,00012,00014,00016,00018,00020,000
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Defendants Ordered Supervised
New Case CSCD Programs FCIP Other BROR
16,6404,598 5,881 7,277 10,411
While the department uses a point-of-col-lection test (POCT) to screen some defendants reporting for the first drug test after release, other specimens are sent directly to a labora-tory for analysis.
The department tested 5,230 defendants in 2017, over 227% more people than in 2016 where 1,600 defendants were tested. The de-partment performed a total of 8,129 drug tests, a 37.3% increase over last year.
There were 1,241 POCT specimens collect-ed and tested onsite, with 692 specimens, test-ing positive. . A total of 6,851 specimens were collected and sent to a laboratory for analysis, with 1,984 specimens, testing positive.
The department administered 9 tests on a deep-lung breath analysis device onsite as a re-sult of suspicion that a defendant appearing in court was intoxicated. There were no positives reported on deep lung breath analysis tests. Also, 24 transdermal patch tests were used on defendants who could not be tested by other methods,with 12 testing positive.
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report Page 14
Drug Test Activity
The department scans the index finger of a defendant reporting for a drug test and submits it, along with the defendant’s system person number, to the Sheriff’s Department automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS). Pretrial Services then receives a pic-ture associated with those items and uses the picture to ensure the correct person reported for a drug test.
0
76
152
177
335
336
343
545
1,826
0 300 600 900 1,200 1,500 1,800 2,100
Alcohol
Other
PCP
Opiates/Opioids
Amphetamine
Methamphetamine
Benzodiazepines
Cocaine
THC
Positive Drug Test Results
2014 2015 2016 2017Breath/Patch 54 34 22 33POCT 818 994 1,254 1,241Lab Analysis 2,722 3,625 4,643 6,851
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
4,653
8,125
5,919
Number of Drug Tests Conducted By Test Type
3,594
supervision accounted for 36% of all felony defendants exiting Pretrial Services supervision.
Defendants whose bonds are revoked for noncom-pliance are no longer part of the active supervision case-load; however, their cases are assigned to an FTA inves-tigator who locates fugitive defendants with outstanding warrants. Over 68% of all FTA warrants issued in 2017 were resolved by February 15, 2018.
Another 308 defendants who were monitored by the department while appealing a case disposition, ad-dressing a motion to adjudicate or revoke probation, or who were released after pleading guilty but before the imposition of a sentence saw their supervision end in 2017 - 60.4% successfully. Of 1,166 defendants enrolled in a CSCD program, 64.2% completed their diversion pro-gram or had a motion to revoke dismissed while 35.8% had their case adjudicated. Of the 1,208 people who completed the First Chance Intervention Program by July
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report Page 15
There were 11,685 defendants under active supervision with a new case who exited supervision in 2017. Of those, 8,893 were charged with a misde-meanor offense and 2,792 had a felony offense.
Of the 8,893 misdemeanor defendants whose supervision period ended, 60.2% were not fur-ther incarcerated, 24.3% because their case was dismissed. Jail time was the sentence imposed on 4.8% of the remaining defendants. Another 34.6% had their bond revoked for noncompliance issues. Of those revoked for noncompliance, 28% were for failing to appear for a scheduled court date, 3.2% were for re-arrest on a new charge while on bond, and 3.4% for noncompliance with conditions of su-pervision (e.g., do not use drugs, abide by curfew restrictions). Fewer than 1% exited supervision for other reasons.
Of the 2,729 defendants charged with a felony, 63.6% received no additional jail time, 22.1% be-cause their case was dismissed or no-billed. Another 2.3% of defendants charged with a felony were or-dered to jail or prison. Noncompliance claimed 33% of defendants charged with a felony, 22.2% for fail-ing to appear in court, 4.8% for re-arrest on a new charge while on bond, and 5.9% for violating the conditions of release. The remainder, 1.1%, exited for reasons other than noncompliance (e.g., per-sonal bond replaced, bond was for a specific time period).
The most common sentence imposed included some form of community supervision, especially for misdemeanor cases with 21.8% entering a CSCD program. For defendants with a felony charge, CSCD
Conclusion of Supervision Period
Disposition of New Cases
(Probation, credit for time served,
fine only)
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000
No ConvictionNo Additional Jail Time
Jail/PrisonRe-arrest
FTANon- Compliance
Other
NoConviction
NoAdditionalJail Time
Jail/Prison Re-arrest FTANon-
Compliance Other
misd 2,164 3,188 425 281 2,491 304 40
fel 640 1,135 65 135 621 164 32
Disposition of New Cases
Section I Incoming PopulationA. Incarcerated Defendants - Initial Arrest on a Case1. Number of defendants arrested in Calendar Year 2017
Defendants arrested more than once in the same month are counted for each separate arrest event.Agency FilingNew Charge Defs % Defs % Defs % Defs %HPD/Park 18,469 45.1% 13,252 53.9% 730 49.7% 32,451 48.4%Metro/TABC/Airport 313 0.8% 117 0.5% 4 0.3% 434 0.6%HCSO 9,834 24.0% 4,665 19.0% 301 20.5% 14,800 22.1%Pasadena 1,468 3.6% 860 3.5% 46 3.1% 2,374 3.5%Baytown 699 1.7% 595 2.4% 34 2.3% 1,328 2.0%Humble 712 1.7% 408 1.7% 33 2.2% 1,153 1.7%DPS 1,022 2.5% 382 1.6% 24 1.6% 1,428 2.1%Constables 4,433 10.8% 2,033 8.3% 151 10.3% 6,617 9.9%Other 4,008 9.8% 2,253 9.2% 146 9.9% 6,407 9.6%Subtotal 40,958 100.0% 24,565 100.0% 1,469 100.0% 66,992 100.0%Arrested on Warrant 3,620 8.1% 6,413 20.7% 0 0.0% 10,033 13.0%TOTAL 44,578 30,978 1,469 77,025Defs with >1 case 2,778 2,528 1,469 6,775
B. Bond Activity
1.
bail amt at filing
% of all misd defs
misd defs with bond
posted
% misd defs with bond
postedbail amt at
filing% of all fel
defs
fel defs with bond
posted
% fel defs with bond
posted
Less than $500 1 0.002% 34 1 0.003% 1$500 16,563 37.2% 14,792 3 0.01% 43$501-$1,999 9,135 20.5% 8,736 2,796 8.6% 2,427$2,000 2,963 6.6% 2,793 2,214 6.8% 1,659$2,001-$4,999 3,704 8.3% 3,394 1,111 3.4% 1,006$5,000-$9,999 6,774 15.2% 4,101 3,419 10.5% 2,903$10,000-$19,999 542 1.2% 337 5,663 17.5% 3,289$20000 13 0.03% 14 1,167 3.6% 926> $20000 21 0.05% 68 3,392 10.5% 2,48988888888 4,795 10.8% 0 6,228 19.2% 0
No bond set 67 0.2% 0 6,453 19.9% 0TOTAL 44,578 100.0% 34,269 76.9% 32,447 100.0% 14,743 45.4%
Bail amount setbail amt at
filing % of all defs
**defs with bond
posted% defs with bond posted
Less than $500 2 0.003% 35$500 16,566 21.5% 14,835$501-$1,999 11,931 15.5% 11,163$2,000 5,177 6.7% 4,452$2,001-$4,999 4,815 6.3% 4,400$5,000-$9,999 10,193 13.2% 7,004$10,000-$19,999 6,205 8.1% 3,626$20000 1,180 1.5% 940> $20000 3,413 4.4% 2,55788888888 11,023 14.3% 0
No bond set 6,520 8.5% 0TOTAL 77,025 100.0% 49,012 63.6%
Total
Misdemeanor A/B Felony Both Total
Misdemeanor A/B * Felony *
Tables 1-5 reflect bonding activity for defendants with an initial arrest in the reporting month (Section I.A ). Only bonds posted in the reporting month through the last day of the next month are reflected in the tables. Defendants incarcerated past the last day of the next month before posting bond are not captured. Only the bond attached to the initial arrest and release is reported. Defendants who subsequently have a warrant issued after the initial arrest (i.e., failure to appear, bond revocation) are not included in Section I.A or in Section I.B.
*88888888 is a marker where bail amount is set at filing for certain offenses until a judge or magistrate can determine appropriate bail.** Does not include SB-7.
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2. Surety bond (SB) activity on arrest population
Surety bail amount posted Defendants
% of misd SB by bail amt
defs with SB posted Defendants
% of felony SB by bail
amt
% felony defs with SB posted Defendants % all SBs
% all new defs with SB posted
Less than $500 5 0.03% 0 0.0% 5 0.02%$500 5,900 38.3% 5 0.04% 5,905 21.9%$501-$1,999 4,096 26.6% 1,214 10.5% 5,310 19.7%$2,000 1,371 8.9% 1,020 8.8% 2,391 8.9%$2,001-$4,999 1,648 10.7% 657 5.7% 2,305 8.6%
$5,000-$9,999 2,151 14.0% 2,353 20.4% 4,504 16.7%
$10,000-$19,999 194 1.3% 2,997 25.9% 3,191 11.8%
$20000 6 0.04% 904 7.8% 910 3.4%
> $20000 19 0.1% 2,412 20.9% 2,431 9.0%TOTAL 15,390 100% 34.5% 11,562 100% 35.6% 26,952 100% 35.0%
3. Cash bond (CB) activity on arrest population
Cash bail amount posted Defendants
% of misd CB by bail amt
% misd defs with CB posted Defendants
% of felony CB by bail
amt
% felony defs with CB posted Defendants % all CBs
% all new defs with CB posted
Less than $500 6 0.3% 1 0.5% 7 0.3%$500 1,553 71.5% 1 0.5% 1,554 65.9%$501-$1,999 457 21.0% 56 30.1% 513 21.7%$2,000 76 3.5% 47 25.3% 123 5.2%$2,001-$4,999 56 2.6% 23 12.4% 79 3.3%
$5,000-$9,999 23 1.1% 29 15.6% 52 2.2%
$10,000-$19,999 1 0.0% 17 9.1% 18 0.8%
$20000 1 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.0%
> $20000 0 0.0% 12 6.5% 12 0.5%TOTAL 2,173 100% 4.9% 186 100% 0.6% 2,359 100% 3.1%
4. Personal bond (PB) activity on arrest population
Personal bail amount posted Defendants
% of misd PB by bail amt
% misd defs with PB posted Defendants
% of felony PB by bail
amt
% felony defs with PB posted Defendants % all PBs
% all new defs with PB posted
Less than $500 16 0.2% 0 0.0% 16 0.1%$500 3,774 47.2% 4 0.1% 3,778 35.0%$501-$1,999 2,394 30.0% 1,030 36.7% 3,424 31.7%$2,000 594 7.4% 581 20.7% 1,175 10.9%$2,001-$4,999 777 9.7% 312 11.1% 1,089 10.1%$5,000-$9,999 396 5.0% 521 18.6% 917 8.5%$10,000-$19,999 32 0.4% 275 9.8% 307 2.8%$20000 0 0.0% 22 0.8% 22 0.2%> $20000 5 0.1% 60 2.1% 65 0.6%
TOTAL 7,988 100% 17.9% 2,805 100% 8.6% 10,793 100% 14.0%
Misdemeanor A/B Felony Total Defendants with a Personal Bond
Misdemeanor A/B Felony Total Defendants with a Surety Bond
Felony Total Defendants with a Cash BondMisdemeanor A/B
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5. Unsecured Bail Bond-Sheriff (BROR) activity on arrest population( Unsecured Bonds began in the month of June 2017.)
Unsecured bail amount posted Defendants
% of misd BROR by bail
amt
defs with BROR
posted Defendants
% of felony BROR by bail amt
% felony defs with
BROR posted Defendants % all BRORs
% all new defs with BROR
posted
Less than $500 7 0.1% 0 0.0% 7 0.1%$500 1,503 25.8% 0 0.0% 1,503 25.8%$501-$1,999 1,246 21.4% 0 0.0% 1,246 21.4%$2,000 485 8.3% 0 0.0% 485 8.3%$2,001-$4,999 897 15.4% 0 0.0% 897 15.4%
$5,000-$9,999 1,531 26.3% 0 0.0% 1,531 26.3%
$10,000-$19,999 109 1.9% 0 0.0% 109 1.9%
$20000 7 0.1% 0 0.0% 7 0.1%
> $20000 44 0.8% 0 0.0% 44 0.8%TOTAL 5,829 100% 13.1% 0 0% 0.0% 5,829 100% 7.6%
6. Early Presentment (EP)activity on arrest population
Early Presentment bail amount Defendants
% of misd EP by bail amt
defs with EP posted Defendants
EP by bail amt
defs with EP posted Defendants % all EPs
% all new defs with EP posted
Less than $500 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%$500 2,062 71.4% 33 17.4% 2,095 68.0%$501-$1,999 543 18.8% 127 66.8% 670 21.8%$2,000 267 9.2% 11 5.8% 278 9.0%$2,001-$4,999 16 0.6% 14 7.4% 30 1.0%
$5,000-$9,999 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
$10,000-$19,999 1 0.03% 0 0.0% 1 0.03%
$20000 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
> $20000 0 0.0% 5 2.6% 5 0.2%TOTAL 2,889 100% 6.5% 190 100% 0.6% 3,079 100% 4.0%
7. SB-7 activity on arrest population
Misdemeanor A/B Felony
Total Defendants with a SB-7
Defendants Defendants Defendants
36 0 36
Misdemeanor A/B Felony Total Defendants with a EP Bond
Misdemeanor A/B Felony Total Defendants with a Unsecured
Bond
* If a defendant has multiple cases then the sum of the bail amount of all the cases and the sum of all bonds posted will determine in which category the defendant is counted. The original bail amount set at filing may not be the same as the bail amount posted. For instance, 88888888 is a marker where bail amount is set at filing for certain offenses until a judge or magistrate can determine appropriate bail.
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C. Defendants Interviewed
1. Interviews conducted with incarcerated defendants.
Location Interviews % Interviews % Interviews % Interviews %
HPD Jails 6,569 20.2% 5,660 21.5% 422 20.0% 12,651 20.8%
HCJ/PCH 25,721 79.2% 20,474 77.8% 1,670 79.2% 47,865 78.6%
Other 205 0.6% 191 0.7% 17 0.8% 413 0.7%
TOTAL 32,495 100% 26,325 100% 2,109 100% 60,929 100%
Percent of arrests 79.1%a. Numbers may be greater than arrests due to charges added after initial arrest.
2. Non-incarcerated defendant population
a. Number of defendants interviewed with an open warrant.
Misdemeanor Felony Both TOTAL
37 27 0 64
b. Number of defendants interviewed while on bond.
Misdemeanor Felony Both TOTAL
46 32 1 79
c. Number of defendant reports updated where a report was on file from a previous month.
Misdemeanor Felony Both TOTAL
0 0 0 0
3. Other Interviews Conducted
Jail Non-Jail Jail Non-Jail Jail Non-Jail TOTAL
110 6 82 7 4 0 209
4. Number of people interviewed for the First Chance Intervention Program
Pre-charge Post-charge TOTAL
382 95 477
Total
Misdemeanor Felony Both
Misdemeanor Felony Both a.
Includes interviews conducted for performance bonds, modified sentence, and witness bonds.
Reports from previous months are used to process defendants granted a personal bond for an MRP or MAJ or are reviewed by the assigned court judge when the defendant appears on the docket.
First Chance Intervention Program concluded on February 28, 2017.
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D. Characteristics of Defendants Interviewed in the Reporting Year 2017
1. Gender: Misdemeanor % Felony % TOTAL %Male 25,839 78.8% 23,461 82.1% 49,300 80.3%Female 6,950 21.2% 5,126 17.9% 12,076 19.7%TOTAL 32,789 100% 28,587 100% 61,376 100%
2. Race/Ethnicity: Misdemeanor % Felony % TOTAL %White/Hispanic 11,265 34.4% 7,841 27.4% 7 0.01%White/Non Hispanic 6,226 19.0% 5,947 20.8% 12,173 19.8%White/Unk 29 0.1% 21 0.1% 50 0.1%Black/Hispanic 310 0.9% 240 0.8% 550 0.9%Black/Non Hispanic 13,637 41.6% 13,634 47.7% 27,271 44.4%Black/Unk 28 0.1% 26 0.1% 54 0.1%Asian/Hispanic 6 0.02% 7 0.02% 13 0.02%Asian/Non Hispanic 480 1.5% 313 1.1% 793 1.3%Asian/Unk 2 0.01% 0 0.0% 2 0.003%Other/Hispanic 152 0.5% 90 0.3% 242 0.4%Other/Non Hispanic 361 1.1% 248 0.9% 609 1.0%Other/Unk 293 0.9% 220 0.8% 513 0.8%TOTAL 32,789 100% 28,587 100% 61,376 100%
3. Age: Misdemeanor % Felony % TOTAL %< 17 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%17-20 4,293 13.1% 2,999 10.5% 7,292 11.9%21-24 5,159 15.7% 3,687 12.9% 8,846 14.4%25-29 6,055 18.5% 5,017 17.5% 11,072 18.0%30-35 5,486 16.7% 5,183 18.1% 10,669 17.4%> 35 10,068 30.7% 9,705 33.9% 19,773 32.2%Unknown 1,728 5.3% 1,996 7.0% 3,724 6.1%TOTAL 32,789 100% 28,587 100% 61,376 100%
≤ 21 5,496 16.8% 3,856 13.5% 9,352 15.2%
4. Language Misdemeanor % Felony % TOTAL %English 27,735 84.6% 24,671 86.3% 52,406 85.4%Spanish 3,068 9.4% 1,740 6.1% 4,808 7.8%Vietnamese 67 0.2% 45 0.2% 112 0.2%Hearing Impair 14 0.04% 13 0.05% 27 0.04%Other/Unk 1,905 5.8% 2,118 7.4% 4,023 6.6%TOTAL 32,789 100% 28,587 100% 61,376 100%
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5. Place of Birth Does not convey citizenship.
Location Misd % Felony % TOTAL %United States 25,783 78.6% 23,588 82.5% 49,371 80.4%Mexico 2,215 6.8% 1,340 4.7% 3,555 5.8%Central America 1,576 4.8% 797 2.8% 2,373 3.9%South America 152 0.5% 85 0.3% 237 0.4%Caribbean 288 0.9% 159 0.6% 447 0.7%Vietnam 131 0.4% 95 0.3% 226 0.4%Other 854 2.6% 464 1.6% 1,318 2.1%Unknown 1,790 5.5% 2,059 7.2% 3,849 6.3%TOTAL 32,789 100% 28,587 100% 61,376 100%
6. Charge Categories
Misdemeanor Number % Felony Number %Assault 4,397 13.4% Murder/Mansl/Homicide 130 0.5%Sex Offense (e.g.,Prost, Pub Lewd, Indec Exp) 1,379 4.2% Assault/Att or Sol Murder/Injury Offense 5,919 20.7%Theft/Burglary Offense 3,798 11.6% Sexual Assault Adult 302 1.1%Trespass 4,428 13.5% Sex Offense Child (Sex Aslt, Indec, Incest) 499 1.7%Criminal Mischief 945 2.9% Robbery 1,488 5.2%Evade Arrest or Detention/Fleeing 754 2.3% Other Personal Offense 557 1.9%Resist Arrest 303 0.9% Burglary Building/Habitation/Other 1,330 4.7%Weapon Offense 1,253 3.8% Theft Offenses 2,715 9.5%Possession Marijuana 1,996 6.1% UUMV 913 3.2%Drug Offense 1,015 3.1% Other Property Offense 1,056 3.7%DWI 5,746 17.5% Drug Sale/Manufacture 1,705 6.0%DWLS/Other Traffic 3,375 10.3% Drug Possession 7,666 26.8%Failure to ID to PO 976 3.0% DWI 1,017 3.6%Other 2,424 7.4% Evading Arrest 1,260 4.4%
Other 2,030 7.1%TOTAL 32,789 100% TOTAL 28,587 100%
If a defendant has a felony and a misdemeanor offense, they are counted in the felony charge category; if a defendant has two or more different felony or two or more different misdemeanor charges, they are counted only once and appear in the first applicable category.
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Section II Court ReviewA. Early Presentments (presentments on reports compiled in the reporting year beginning July, 2017)1. Early Presentments on Personal Bond Outcome
Total PercentTotal Reviews 5,740
Jail NA Jail NA
Specific Case OutcomeNo probable cause found 238 0 22 0 260 4.0%PB granted 4,676 1 216 0 4,893 75.9%PB granted, bond lowered 25 0 1 0 26 0.4%PB granted, bond raised 21 0 0 0 21 0.3%PB granted, pending verification 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%PB granted with additional conditions 343 0 18 0 361 5.6%Bond set, personal bond granted 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%Bond set, personal bond denied 1 0 0 0 1 0.02%Bond set, no action on PB 5 0 0 0 5 0.1%Bond set, restricted 0 0 1 0 1 0.02%PB denied 20 0 5 0 25 0.4%PB denied, bond lowered 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%PB denied, bond raised 11 0 0 0 11 0.2%Reviewed, no action on personal bd 646 1 50 0 697 10.8%Reviewed, no action PB, bond lowered 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%Reviewed, no action PB, bond raised 10 0 0 0 10 0.2%Restricted 0 0 12 0 12 0.2%Restricted, bond lowered 0 0 10 0 10 0.2%Restricted, bond raised 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RIC-PB granted 2 0 42 0 44 0.7%
RIC-PB granted, bond lowered 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RIC-PB granted, bond raised 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RIC-PB granted, pending verification 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RIC-PB granted with additional conditions 58 0 3 0 61 0.9%
RIC-Bond set, personal bond granted 1 0 5 0 6 0.1%
RIC-Bond set, personal bond denied 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RIC-Bond set, no action on PB 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RIC-PB denied 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RIC-PB denied, bond lowered 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RIC-PB denied, bond raised 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RIC-Reviewed, no action on personal bd 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RIC-Reviewed, no action PB, bond lowered 0 0 1 0 1 0.02%
RIC-Reviewed, no action PB, bond raised 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RIC-Supervision, Other 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RIC-Other, Status check only 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
RIC-Pending, hold for future review 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% TOTAL CASES REVIEWED 6,057 2 386 0 6,445 100.0%
Total Personal Bond Granted 5,126 1 285 0 5,412
5,354Defendant Status
Misdemeanor Felony
Defendant Status
386
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Section II Court ReviewB. Probable Cause Court Review (reviews on reports compiled in the reporting year 2017)1. Misdemeanor Personal Bond Outcome by Recommendation
a. Pre-PSA (PCH)Jail NA Total Percent
Total Reviews 15,699Specific Case OutcomeNo probable cause found 316 0 316 2.0%PB granted 2,436 0 2,436 15.5%PB granted, bond lowered 145 0 145 0.9%PB granted, bond raised 83 0 83 0.5%PB granted, pending verification 2,667 0 2,667 16.9%PB granted with additional conditions 83 0 83 0.5%Bond set, personal bond granted 12 0 12 0.1%Bond set, personal bond denied 668 0 668 4.2%Bond set, no action on PB 89 0 89 0.6%Bond set, restricted 9 0 9 0.1%PB denied 5,711 0 5,711 36.3%PB denied, bond lowered 1,089 0 1,089 6.9%PB denied, bond raised 903 0 903 5.7%Reviewed, no action on personal bd 1,280 0 1,280 8.1%Reviewed, no action PB, bond lowered 140 0 140 0.9%Reviewed, no action PB, bond raised 84 0 84 0.5%Restricted 27 0 27 0.2%Restricted, bond lowered 9 0 9 0.1%Restricted, bond raised 3 0 3 0.02%TOTAL CASES REVIEWED 15,754 0 15,754 100.0%Total Personal Bond Granted 5,426 0 5,426
b. PSA (PCH)Jail NA Total Percent
Total Reviews 6,638Specific Case OutcomeNo probable cause found 293 0 293 4.2%PB granted 1,720 20 1,740 25.1%PB granted, bond lowered 94 1 95 1.4%PB granted, bond raised 50 0 50 0.7%PB granted, pending verification 327 0 327 4.7%PB granted with additional conditions 542 0 542 7.8%Bond set, personal bond granted 635 0 635 9.2%Bond set, personal bond denied 780 0 780 11.3%Bond set, no action on PB 800 0 800 11.6%Bond set, restricted 36 0 36 0.5%PB denied 481 0 481 6.9%PB denied, bond lowered 67 0 67 1.0%PB denied, bond raised 218 0 218 3.1%Reviewed, no action on personal bd 586 1 587 8.5%Reviewed, no action PB, bond lowered 86 0 86 1.2%Reviewed, no action PB, bond raised 185 0 185 2.7%TOTAL CASES REVIEWED 6,900 22 6,922 100.0%Total Personal Bond Granted 3,368 21 3,389
15,699
6,638
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2. Felony Personal Bond Outcome by Recommendation , Probable Cause Reviews, cont.a. Pre-PSA (PCH)
Jail NA Total PercentTotal Reviews 10,890Specific Case OutcomeNo probable cause found 321 0 321 2.5%PB granted 260 0 260 2.0%PB granted, bond lowered 16 0 16 0.1%PB granted, bond raised 5 0 5 0.04%PB granted, pending verification 370 0 370 2.8%PB granted with additional conditions 23 0 23 0.2%Bond set, personal bond granted 0 0 0 0.0%Bond set, personal bond denied 61 0 61 0.5%Bond set, no action on PB 169 0 169 1.3%Bond set, restricted 505 0 505 3.9%PB denied 734 0 734 5.6%PB denied, bond lowered 91 0 91 0.7%PB denied, bond raised 70 0 70 0.5%Reviewed, no action on personal bd 1,920 0 1,920 14.7%Reviewed, no action PB, bond lowered 223 0 223 1.7%Reviewed, no action PB, bond raised 167 0 167 1.3%Restricted 6,296 0 6,296 48.1%Restricted, bond lowered 976 0 976 7.5%Restricted, bond raised 880 0 880 6.7%TOTAL CASES REVIEWED 13,087 0 13,087 100.0%Total Personal Bond Granted 674 0 674
b. PSA (PCH)Jail NA Total Percent
Total Reviews 19,138Specific Case OutcomeNo probable cause found 729 0 729 5.6%PB granted 838 0 838 6.5%PB granted, bond lowered 82 0 82 0.6%PB granted, bond raised 18 0 18 0.1%PB granted, pending verification 549 0 549 4.2%PB granted with additional conditions 152 0 152 1.2%Bond set, personal bond granted 306 0 306 2.4%Bond set, personal bond denied 195 0 195 1.5%Bond set, no action on PB 2,483 0 2,483 19.2%Bond set, restricted 2,465 0 2,465 19.0%PB denied 774 0 774 6.0%PB denied, bond lowered 137 0 137 1.1%PB denied, bond raised 88 0 88 0.7%Reviewed, no action on personal bd 3,075 0 3,075 23.8%Reviewed, no action PB, bond lowered 581 0 581 4.5%Reviewed, no action PB, bond raised 473 0 473 3.7%Restricted 7,063 0 7,063 54.6%Restricted, bond lowered 1,307 0 1,307 10.1%Restricted, bond raised 1,117 0 1,117 8.6%TOTAL CASES REVIEWED 12,945 0 12,945 100.0%Total Personal Bond Granted 1,945 0 1,945
10,890
19,138
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3. Reintegration Docket Personal Bond Outcome by Recommendation (RIC) , Probable Cause Reviews, cont.a. Pre-PSA (PCH)
Jail NA Total PercentTotal Reviews 2,352Specific Case OutcomeNo probable cause found 0 0 0 0.0%PB granted 219 0 219 13.0%PB granted, bond lowered 10 0 10 0.6%PB granted, bond raised 4 0 4 0.2%PB granted, pending verification 258 0 258 15.3%PB granted with additional conditions 12 0 12 0.7%Bond set, personal bond granted 1 0 1 0.1%Bond set, personal bond denied 0 0 0 0.0%Bond set, no action on PB 8 0 8 0.5%Bond set, restricted 0 0 0 0.0%PB denied 131 0 131 7.8%PB denied, bond lowered 6 0 6 0.4%PB denied, bond raised 6 0 6 0.4%Reviewed, no action on personal bd 905 0 905 53.8%Reviewed, no action PB, bond lowered 41 0 41 2.4%Reviewed, no action PB, bond raised 81 0 81 4.8%TOTAL CASES REVIEWED 1,682 0 1,682 100.0%Total Personal Bond Granted 2,585 0 2,585
b. PSA (PCH)Jail NA Total Percent
Total Reviews 498Specific Case OutcomeNo probable cause found 5 0 5 0.8%PB granted 112 0 112 18.3%PB granted, bond lowered 52 0 52 8.5%PB granted, bond raised 11 0 11 1.8%PB granted, pending verification 45 0 45 7.4%PB granted with additional conditions 23 0 23 3.8%Bond set, personal bond granted 27 0 27 4.4%Bond set, personal bond denied 11 0 11 1.8%Bond set, no action on PB 49 0 49 8.0%Bond set, restricted 1 0 1 0.2%PB denied 26 0 26 4.2%PB denied, bond lowered 13 0 13 2.1%PB denied, bond raised 4 0 4 0.7%Reviewed, no action on personal bd 54 0 54 8.8%Reviewed, no action PB, bond lowered 108 0 108 17.6%Reviewed, no action PB, bond raised 71 0 71 11.6%
TOTAL CASES REVIEWED 612 0 612 100.0%Total Personal Bond Granted 270 0 270
C.
1. Reports Not Reviewed Total PercentReason Not Reviewed Misd FelCase disposed 19 4 23 88.5%No recommendation 0 0 0 0.0%Recommend detain 0 0 0 0.0%Restricted from review by court policy 0 0 0 0.0%Surety/Cash bond posted 3 0 3 11.5%Released other 0 0 0 0.0%Total 22 4 26 100.0%
Assigned Court Review (includes reviews during the calendar year regardless of the year the report was created)Personal Bd
Standard Cond
2,352
498
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2. Misdemeanor Personal Bond Outcome by Recommendation , Assigned Court Reviews, cont.a. Pre-PSA (Assigned Courts)
Jail NA Total Percent
Total Reviews 1,578
Specific Case OutcomeNo probable cause found 2 0 2 0.1%
PB granted 631 23 654 45.8%
PB granted, bond lowered 21 94 115 8.1%
PB granted, bond raised 6 1 7 0.5%
PB granted, pending verification 4 1 5 0.4%
PB granted with additional conditions 90 10 100 7.0%
Bond set, personal bond granted 279 16 295 20.7%
Bond set, personal bond denied 1 0 1 0.1%
Bond set, no action on PB 2 0 2 0.1%
PB denied 22 0 22 1.5%
PB denied, bond lowered 135 8 143 10.0%
PB denied, bond raised 27 0 27 1.9%
Reviewed, no action on personal bd 6 0 6 0.4%
Reviewed, no action PB, bond lowered 23 0 23 1.6%
Reviewed, no action PB, bond raised 5 0 5 0.4%
Supervision, Other 2 1 3 0.2%
Other, Status check only 9 5 14 1.0%
Pending, hold for future review 1 2 3 0.2%
TOTAL CASES REVIEWED 1,266 161 1,427 100.0%Total Personal Bond Granted 754 129 883
b. PSA (Assigned Courts)Jail NA Total Percent
Total Reviews 210
Specific Case OutcomeNo probable cause found 0 0 0 0.0%
PB granted 102 73 175 61.2%
PB granted, bond lowered 16 2 18 6.3%
PB granted, bond raised 2 0 2 0.7%
PB granted, pending verification 2 0 2 0.7%
PB granted with additional conditions 33 7 40 14.0%
Bond set, personal bond granted 3 3 6 2.1%
Bond set, personal bond denied 1 0 1 0.3%
Bond set, no action on PB 2 0 2 0.7%
PB denied 25 0 25 8.7%
PB denied, bond lowered 3 0 3 1.0%
PB denied, bond raised 1 0 1 0.3%
Reviewed, no action on personal bd 4 0 4 1.4%
Reviewed, no action PB, bond lowered 2 0 2 0.7%
Reviewed, no action PB, bond raised 0 0 0 0.0%
Supervision, Other 4 0 4 1.4%
Other, Status check only 0 1 1 0.3%
Pending, hold for future review 0 0 0 0.0%
TOTAL CASES REVIEWED 200 86 286 100.0%Total Personal Bond Granted 43 10 53
1,578
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3. Felony Personal Bond Outcome by Recommendation , Assigned Court Reviews, cont.a. Pre-PSA (Assigned Courts)
Jail NA Total Percent
Total Reviews 604Specific Case OutcomeNo probable cause found 3 0 3 0.4%
PB granted 188 8 196 23.8%
PB granted, bond lowered 23 45 68 8.2%
PB granted, bond raised 3 0 3 0.4%
PB granted, pending verification 7 0 7 0.8%
PB granted with additional conditions 267 9 276 33.5%
Bond set, personal bond granted 27 6 33 4.0%
Bond set, personal bond denied 5 0 5 0.6%
Bond set, no action on PB 1 0 1 0.1%
PB denied 106 1 107 13.0%
PB denied, bond lowered 36 0 36 4.4%
PB denied, bond raised 3 0 3 0.4%
Reviewed, no action on personal bd 44 2 46 5.6%
Reviewed, no action PB, bond lowered 4 0 4 0.5%
Reviewed, no action PB, bond raised 0 0 0 0.0%
Supervision, Other 20 4 24 2.9%
Other, Status check only 9 3 12 1.5%
Pending, hold for future review 1 0 1 0.1%
TOTAL CASES REVIEWED 747 78 825 100.0%Total Personal Bond Granted 491 62 553
b. PSA (Assigned Courts)Jail NA Total Percent
Total Reviews 208
Specific Case OutcomeNo probable cause found 1 0 1 0.5%
PB granted 47 23 70 37.2%
PB granted, bond lowered 2 0 2 1.1%
PB granted, bond raised 0 0 0 0.0%
PB granted, pending verification 1 0 1 0.5%
PB granted with additional conditions 46 1 47 25.0%
Bond set, personal bond granted 16 5 21 11.2%
Bond set, personal bond denied 1 0 1 0.5%
Bond set, no action on PB 3 0 3 1.6%
PB denied 23 0 23 12.2%
PB denied, bond lowered 4 1 5 2.7%
PB denied, bond raised 1 0 1 0.5%
Reviewed, no action on personal bd 5 1 6 3.2%
Reviewed, no action PB, bond lowered 0 0 0 0.0%
Reviewed, no action PB, bond raised 0 0 0 0.0%
Supervision, Other 6 0 6 3.2%
Other, Status check only 1 0 1 0.5%
Pending, hold for future review 0 0 0 0.0%
TOTAL CASES REVIEWED 157 31 188 100.0%Total Personal Bond Granted 67 6 73
604
208
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4. Reintegration Docket Personal Bond Outcome by Recommendation (RIC), Assigned Court Reviews, cont.a. Pre-PSA (Assigned Courts)
Jail NA Total Percent
Total Reviews 474
Specific Case OutcomeNo probable cause found 16 0 16 2.6%
PB granted 123 22 145 23.3%
PB granted, bond lowered 13 41 54 8.7%
PB granted, bond raised 3 0 3 0.5%
PB granted, pending verification 35 0 35 5.6%
PB granted with additional conditions 99 1 100 16.1%
Bond set, personal bond granted 5 5 10 1.6%
Bond set, personal bond denied 0 0 0 0.0%
Bond set, no action on PB 3 0 3 0.5%
PB denied 133 1 134 21.5%
PB denied, bond lowered 17 0 17 2.7%
PB denied, bond raised 1 0 1 0.2%
Reviewed, no action on personal bd 79 0 79 12.7%
Reviewed, no action PB, bond lowered 19 0 19 3.1%
Reviewed, no action PB, bond raised 2 0 2 0.3%
Supervision, Other 2 0 2 0.3%
Other, Status check only 1 1 2 0.3%
Pending, hold for future review 0 0 0 0.0%
TOTAL CASES REVIEWED 551 71 622 100.0%Total Personal Bond Granted 289 64 353
b. PSA (Assigned Courts)Jail NA Total Percent
Total Reviews 36
Specific Case OutcomeNo probable cause found 0 0 0 0.0%
PB granted 14 3 17 40.5%
PB granted, bond lowered 2 0 2 4.8%
PB granted, bond raised 1 0 1 2.4%
PB granted, pending verification 0 0 0 0.0%
PB granted with additional conditions 5 0 5 11.9%
Bond set, personal bond granted 3 0 3 7.1%
Bond set, personal bond denied 0 0 0 0.0%
Bond set, no action on PB 0 0 0 0.0%
PB denied 1 0 1 2.4%
PB denied, bond lowered 1 0 1 2.4%
PB denied, bond raised 0 0 0 0.0%
Reviewed, no action on personal bd 0 0 0 0.0%
Reviewed, no action PB, bond lowered 0 0 0 0.0%
Reviewed, no action PB, bond raised 0 0 0 0.0%
Supervision, Other 10 2 12 28.6%
Other, Status check only 0 0 0 0.0%
Pending, hold for future review 0 0 0 0.0%
TOTAL CASES REVIEWED 37 5 42 100.0%Total Personal Bond Granted 9 0 9
474
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D. Personal Bond Approvals and Releases - Initial Arrests1.
Personal Bond Activity Jail NA Jail NA Jail NA TOTAL
Cases Approved 15,163 167 4,001 71 19,402
Defendants Approved 11,869 158 3,303 71 75 0 15,476
Defendants with Bond Filed 10,730 158 3,138 71 75 0 14,172
Defendants released 10,583 158 3,114 71 75 0 14,001
2. Defendant's Personal Bond ApprovedBut Not Released From Jail Misd Felony TOTAL
Bond revocation 16 4 20
Sentenced before release 131 20 151
Posted financial bond 1,139 165 1,304
TOTAL 1,286 189 1,475
3. Incarcerated Defendants Release Location Misd % Felony % TOTAL %
HPD 627 5.9% 62 1.9% 689 5.0%
HCJ 9,540 90.1% 3,018 94.6% 12,558 91.1%
Other 422 4.0% 109 3.4% 531 3.9%
TOTAL 10,589 100% 3,189 100% 13,778 100%
Section III Caseload ActivityA. Personal Bond Type
Type of Release Misd Felony Total
PB Initial Arrest 10,747 2,096 12,843
PB Initial Arrest - reintegration docket 1,164 1,164
Total Initial Arrest With Supervision 10,747 3,260 14,007
Performance bond 0 9 9
Modified sentence 0 0 0
Appeal 7 2 9
PB MRP/MAJ - with supervision 84 33 117
CSCD Assessment 0 3 3
First Chance Intervention Program a 601 0 601
Unsecured Bail Bond-Sheriff (BROR) 352 0 352
Other 2 1 3
Total Other With Supervision 1,046 48 1,094
Intervention 936 583 1,519
MRP/MAJ - no supervision 7 13 20
Total PB - CSCD Programs Status Ck Only 943 596 1,539
Total Ordered to Pretrial Supervision 12,736 3,904 16,640
Art. 17.42, Sec 5, CCP
Release on personal bond with priors for
the same offense or any felony within 6 years.
Misdemeanor Felony Both
# of Accused
126
a. Does not include 95 replacement bonds for FCIP participation.
a. Program concluded February 28, 2017 and Includes both pre-charge and post-charge participants.
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B. Defendants' Cases by Charge CategoryMisdemeanor (Chart A)
Charge Category Initial Arrest Percent
CSCD
Program a Percent Other b PercentAssault 948 8.2% 29 3.1% 18 1.7%Sex Offense (Prost, Pub Lewd, Indec Exp) 595 5.2% 110 11.7% 1 0.1%Theft/Burglary Offense 1,640 14.2% 409 43.4% 16 1.5%Trespass 1,009 8.7% 18 1.9% 10 1.0%Criminal Mischief 327 2.8% 9 1.0% 8 0.8%Evade Arrest or Detention/Fleeing 266 2.3% 13 1.4% 1 0.1%Resist Arrest 105 0.9% 3 0.3% 1 0.1%Weapon Offense 369 3.2% 13 1.4% 2 0.2%Possession of Marijuana 693 6.0% 31 3.3% 616 58.9%Drug Offense 473 4.1% 11 1.2% 16 1.5%DWI 2,330 20.2% 241 25.6% 262 25.0%DWLS/Other Traffic 1,529 13.2% 16 1.7% 2 0.2%Failure to ID to PO 266 2.3% 8 0.8% 4 0.4%MRP/MAJ 0 0.0% 7 0.7% 84 8.0%Other 1,002 8.7% 25 2.7% 5 0.5%TOTAL CHARGES 11,552 100.0% 943 100.0% 1,046 100.0%
Felony (Chart A)
Charge Category Initial Arrest Percent
CSCD
Program a Percent Other b PercentMurder/Mansl/Homicide 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%Assault/Att or Sol Murder/Injury Offense 237 6.9% 4 0.7% 2 4.2%Sexual Assault Adult 11 0.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%Sex Offense Child (Sex Aslt, Indec, Incest) 3 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%Robbery 34 1.0% 1 0.2% 0 0.0%Other Personal Offense 48 1.4% 1 0.2% 0 0.0%Burglary Building/Habitation/Other 57 1.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%Theft Offenses 445 13.0% 5 0.8% 3 6.3%UUMV 128 3.7% 36 6.0% 0 0.0%Other Property Offense 194 5.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%Drug Sale / Manufacture 63 1.8% 49 8.2% 1 2.1%Drug Possession 1,640 47.9% 478 80.2% 7 14.6%DWI 63 1.8% 3 0.5% 2 4.2%Evade Arrest or Detention/Fleeing 136 4.0% 2 0.3% 0 0.0%MRP/MAJ 0 0.0% 13 2.2% 33 68.8%Other 364 10.6% 4 0.7% 0 0.0%TOTAL CHARGES 3,423 100.0% 596 100.0% 48 100.0%
C. Conditions Required of Defendants(Defendants may have multiple conditions and, therefore, may be counted more than once)
Conditions Misd FelonyDrug screening 1,139 974Electronic monitoring 39 24Weekly in-person check-in 25 15Curfew 40 58Breath alcohol analysis- vehicle 1,058 71Breath alcohol analysis- portable 422 37Substance abuse evaluation 68 20No Alcohol 1,369 869Other conditions 2,268 1,232Status Check Only 943 594
a. Defendants placed in CSCD supervised programs and defendants with an MRP or MAJ requiring monitoring to assure court appearance only.b. Includes pre-charge and post-charge participants in the First Chance Intervention Program, Unsecured Bail Bond-Sheriff (BROR), performance bonds, modified sentences, appeals, PB MRP/MAJ supervision and CSCD Assessments.
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D. Defendant Caseload By Release and Condition Type Averaged using the number of defendants supervised on the last day of each month.
1. Case Type
New Case
Other Case
Status
Non-HC Pretrial
CSCD Program
Re-integration
First Chance
Unsecured Bonds (BROR)
Total Percent
Felony 528 14 0 428 134 1,104 23.9%
Misdemeanor 2,524 21 0 469 0 320 137 3,472 75.1%
Both Felony & Misdemeanor 41 1 0 1 1 44 1.0%
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
TOTAL 3,094 36 0 898 136 320 137 4,620 100%
% of Total 67.0% 0.8% 0.0% 19.4% 2.9% 7% 3.0% 90%
2. Additional Conditions Monitored on Supervised Defendants(Defendants may have multiple conditions and, therefore, may be counted more than once)
Percent of New Case Defs Percent Defs Percent Total Total
297 11.2% 164 23.3% 462 14.3%6 0.2% 8 1.2% 14 0.4%4 0.2% 5 0.7% 9 0.3%7 0.2% 13 1.8% 19 0.6%
332 12.5% 15 2.1% 347 10.7%92 3.5% 5 0.7% 97 3.0%21 0.8% 7 0.9% 28 0.9%
413 15.5% 162 23.0% 575 17.8%561 21.1% 246 34.9% 808 25.0%
Percent of Non HC and Other Case Status Defs Percent Defs Percent Total Total
60 37.7% 4 27.9% 64 12.9%2 1.4% 0 0.0% 2 0.4%1 0.6% 0 2.5% 1 0.3%1 0.6% 1 7.0% 2 0.4%
52 32.9% 1 7.6% 53 10.8%20 12.4% 1 7.0% 21 4.2%
1 0.9% 1 7.0% 2 0.5%79 49.6% 3 24.1% 82 16.6%92 58.4% 7 48.2% 99 20.2%
Breath alcohol analysis- portableSubstance abuse evaluationNo AlcoholOther conditions
Drug screeningElectronic monitoringWeekly in-person check-inCurfewBreath alcohol analysis- vehicle
Misdemeanor Felony
Misdemeanor Felony
Drug screeningElectronic monitoringWeekly in-person check-inCurfewBreath alcohol analysis- vehicleBreath alcohol analysis- portableSubstance abuse evaluationNo AlcoholOther conditions
Note: Other Case Status includes performance bonds, appeals, modified sentence, assessments, MRPs and MAJs with supervision.Non-HC Pretrial includes pretrial non-financial bond cases originating outside of Harris County.CSCD Program includes Intervention cases and MAJ/MRPs with minimal supervision to assure court appearance only. First Chance Intervention Program, which ended February 28, 2017 includes both pre and post charge participants.BROR (Unsecured Bonds) began in June 2017.
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E. Community Resource Referrals
1. Screening Activity
Total Defendants Screened 7,265 Number ofScreening Results a. % Service Areas
No Assistance Needs 4,481 61.7%
Assistance Needed 2,784 38.3% 7,134
Court Ordered 22 0.3% 23 23
2. Service area(s) where defendants were ordered by the court to participate in a program.Court Ordered Service Area a. % of Total
Substance abuse evaluation 0 0.0%Evaluation Outcome % of Evals
Substance abuse counseling 0 0.0%Substance abuse education 0 0.0%Substance abuse support group 0 0.0%Supervision Completed Prior to Evaluation 0 0.0%Pending 0 0.0%No referral recommended 0 0.0%
Counseling 0 0.0%
Anger management counseling 0 0.0%
Domestic violence counseling 0 0.0%
Sex offender counseling 0 0.0%
Employment 0 0.0%
Education 0 0.0%
Mental health treatment 23 100.0%
TOTAL 23 100%
3. Service area(s) where defendants requested assistance and where referrals were provided:Defendant Requested Service Area % Referrals %
Utilities 301 4.2% 255 4.5%
Rent 210 2.9% 184 3.3%
Emergency Housing 163 2.3% 140 2.5%
Food 612 8.6% 505 9.0%
Transportation 432 6.1% 332 5.9%
Dental Care 992 13.9% 631 11.2%
Medical Care/Medication 878 12.3% 726 12.9%
Prenatal Care 33 0.5% 23 0.4%
Disability 263 3.7% 201 3.6%
Counseling 291 4.1% 251 4.5%
Substance Abuse Evaluation 14 0.2% 13 0.2%
Anger Management Counseling 3 0.0% 3 0.1%
Domestic Violence Counseling 5 0.1% 2 0.0%
Substance Abuse Counseling 136 1.9% 110 2.0%
Employment 1,248 17.5% 992 17.7%
Vocational Training 525 7.4% 420 7.5%
Education 398 5.6% 325 5.8%
Childcare 145 2.0% 93 1.7%
Mental Health/Retardation 66 0.9% 62 1.1%
Other 419 5.9% 350 6.2%
TOTAL 7,134 100% 5,618 100%
Number ofReferrals
5,618
Defendants may request or courts may order services in multiple areas so the number of requests and referrals will be greater than the number of defendants.
a. A defendant may be counted in more than one category.
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Section IV Compliance
A. Instrument Issued for Missed Appearances (FTA Cases)
Instrument Misd Felony TOTAL Misd Felony TOTAL
ACI/REV/B 478 355 833 8 4 12
ACI/OC 2 6 8 0 0 0
ACI/BF 2,520 336 2,856 55 28 83
C87/AI 18 8 26 0 0 0
Other 9 0 9 0 0 0
TOTAL 3,027 705 3,732 63 32 95
Less Reinstated 154 37 191 2 1 3
Less Jailed 1,448 441 1,889 33 17 50
Less Other 459 17 476 6 5 11
TOTAL UNRESOLVED WARRANTS a. 966 210 1,176 22 9 31
a. Warrants still outstanding as of February 15, 2018.
B. Agency or Division Responsible for the Arrest of Defendants that Missed CourtIncludes all arrests on FTA warrants in the calendar year regardless of the date the warrant was issued.
Defendant arrested by Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HCSO in Pretrial Services Office b. 51 2.4% 2 4.1% 53 2.5%
HCSO Street Units (PTS information) 83 4.0% 1 2.0% 84 3.9%
HCSO Court Bailiff's Office with PTS 30 1.4% 1 2.0% 31 1.4%
HCSO Street Units 586 28.0% 9 18.4% 595 27.8%
HCSO Court Bailiff's Office 71 3.4% 2 4.1% 73 3.4%
Houston Police Department 607 29.0% 14 28.6% 621 29.0%
Other Law Enforcement 665 31.8% 20 40.8% 685 32.0%
TOTAL 2,093 100.0% 49 100.0% 2142 100.0%
C. Defendants Whose FTA Warrant Was ResolvedIncludes all warrants resolved in the calendar year regardless of the date the warrant was issued.
Defendants resolved Personal
Bond SupvCSCD
Programs
Total defendants resolved 2,386 81
Resolved by arrest 2,093 49
Personal Bond Supervision CSCD Programs
PB Supervsion CSCD Programs TOTAL
b. Precinct One Constables or other law enforcement may also assist.
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D. Defendants Charged with An Offense While Supervised by Pretrial Services
1.Type of charge filed Misd Felony TOTAL Misd Felony TOTAL
New Misdemeanor : Offense Date Proceeds Bond Case 520 94 614 17 0 17
New Felony : Offense Date Proceeds Bond Case 211 144 355 0 0 0
New Misd & New Felony : Offense Date Proceeds Bond Case 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Misdemeanor : Offense Date Precedes Bond Case 30 6 36 1 0 1
New Felony : Offense Date Precedes Bond Case 29 9 38 0 0 0
New Misd & New Felony : Offense Date Precedes Bond Case 1 1 2 0 0 0
Refile:Reindictment : Same Court Division 3 2 5 0 0 0
Refile:Reindictment : Enhanced to Felony 3 0 3 0 0 0
Refile:Reindictment : Reduced to Misdemeanor 0 11 11 0 0 0
TOTAL 797 267 1,064 18 0 18
2.Bail status of new offense case Misd Felony TOTAL Misd Felony TOTAL
Personal Bond Granted 63 18 81 1 0 1
Personal Bond Granted with Additional Conditions 9 4 13 0 0 0
Financial Bond Posted 155 33 188 0 0 0
In Custody 390 166 556 1 0 1
Non-arrest 100 21 121 0 0 0
Summons Issued 13 5 18 0 0 0
Unsecured bonds-BROR 61 9 70 16 0 16
TOTAL 791 256 1,047 18 0 18
3.Bail status of refile or reindictment Misd Felony TOTAL Misd Felony TOTAL
Bond Transferred 0 1 1 0 0 0
Personal Bond Granted 1 3 4 0 0 0
Personal Bond Granted with Additional Conditions 0 1 1 0 0 0
Financial Bond Posted 1 0 1 0 0 0
In Custody 3 1 4 0 0 0
Non-arrest 0 1 1 0 0 0
Summons Issued 1 4 5 0 0 0
TOTAL 6 11 17 0 0 0
4.Action on supervised case Misd Felony TOTAL Misd Felony TOTAL
Bond Revoked 410 150 560 6 0 6
Supervision Continued 231 70 301 7 0 7
Supervision Continued with Amended Conditions 10 1 11 0 0 0
Case Disposed 146 46 192 5 0 5
TOTAL 797 267 1,064 18 0 18
Personal Bond Personal Bond-CSCD Program
Personal Bond Personal Bond-CSCD Program
Personal Bond Personal Bond-CSCD Program
Personal Bond Personal Bond-CSCD Program
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E. Drug Tests on Supervised Defendants (Chart D)*Due to Hurricane Harvey, drug tests were suspended during the month of September.Drug/Alcohol Tests Personal
1. by Bond Type Bond Non HC Pretrial PB Other TOTAL
Number of defendants tested 4,645 0 585 5,230
Tests required 7,418 0 825 8,243
Tests completed a. 7,312 0 813 8,125
No specimen provided 106 0 12 118
2. Unsuccessful Urine Specimen Collection Attempts 1,859
3. Negative for Presumptive No Specimen
Point of Collection Test (POCT) Illicit Drugs Positive TOTAL Provided
Initial test 471 596 1067
Random tests on supervised defendants 78 96 174
Total 549 692 1,241 36
Cocaine Marijuana Amphetamines Opiates PCP
POCT Presumptive Positive 149 510 94 33 17
Results by Drugs Indentified b. Barbiturate Benzodiazepines Methamph.
3 158 90
4. Presumptive No Specimen
Deep Lung Breath Results Negative Positive TOTAL Provided
Test results 9 0 9 0
5. Transdermal Patch Negative Positive TOTALNo Specimen
Provided
Test results 12 12 24 3
Transdermal Patch b. Cocaine Marijuana Amphetamines Opiates PCP
Results by Drugs Indentified 1 7 4 0 0
6. Negative for Confirmed Admin No Specimen
Laboratory Urinalysis Illicit Drugs Positive Negative c. TOTAL Provided
Confirm POCT result 11 31 1 43
Direct to laboratory 4,795 1,953 60 6,808
Total 4,806 1,984 61 6,851 85
Amphetamines Barbiturates Benzodiazepines Cocaine
237 5 185 395
Codeine Heroin Hydrocodone Hydromorphone
24 2 54 21
Marijuana MDA MDEA MDMA
1,309 11 1 31
Methadone Methamph. Methaqualone Morphine
13 246 0 49
Oxycodone Oxymorphone PCP Propoxyphene
2 3 135 1
Laboratory Confirmed Positive Results d.
b. A test result may be positive for more than one drug.
Counts the multiple attempts during the same required test.
a. In some instances a required test cannot be completed due to a defendant's inability to provide a specimen.
d. A test can confirm positive for more than one drug.
c. A test is considered an administrative negative for reasons such as an illegible label or if the specimen has been compromised.
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7. Positive Results (Chart D)
Positive Drugs a. 1st Event 2nd Event 3rd Event 4+ Event TOTAL PercentAlcohol 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%Amphetamine 159 54 28 94 335 8.8%Benzodiazepines 197 41 22 83 343 9.1%Cocaine 263 111 58 113 545 14.4%Methamphetamine 168 64 28 76 336 8.9%Opiates/Opioids 54 30 13 80 177 4.7%PCP 51 42 17 42 152 4.0%THC 765 401 231 429 1,826 48.2%Other 19 12 11 34 76 2.0%Total drugs positive 1,676 755 408 951 3,790 100%
8. Test Results (Chart D)
Test Results b. 1st Event 2nd Event 3rd Event 4+ Event TOTALOverall Percent
Total tests 2,069 1,460 1,098 3,569 8,196
Negative test 924 865 749 2,829 5,367 65.5%
Positive test 1,082 571 328 670 2,651 32.3%
Administrative negative 19 8 7 27 61 0.7%
Unsuccessful test 44 16 13 40 113 1.4%
Defendants tested 2,069 1,460 1,098 2,293
Percent of defendants testing positive 52.3% 39.1% 29.9%
Total number of defendants tested 5,228
Percent positive at least once 33.9%
Defendants tested at least once after the 1st test 3,869
Defendants testing positive at least once after the 1st test 1,144
Percent positive at least once after the first test 29.6%
F. Cases with Non-FTA RevocationsBond Revocationfor Non-compliance Misd Felony TOTALNew offense - Misdemeanor 184 56 240 - Felony 103 80 183Failure to report 22 19 41EMS/Curfew violation 13 4 17Positive drug/alcohol test 89 90 179Breath alcohol analysis device violation 129 5 134Other 52 46 98
TOTAL 592 300 892
Section V Disposition of Bond EventA. Days Under Supervision
Days supervised byPretrial Services Felony Misd Felony Misd Felony MisdHigh 1,220 2,215 554 555 511 349Low 1 1 1 1 1 1Median 75 78 255 165 80 68
Personal Bond CSCD Programs Other
Personal Bond Supervision
b. At times, the department uses more than one test type to determine usage. An example would be using a laboratory test to confirm a contested POCT test result. If more than one test was conducted during an office visit only the final test result is counted in this table.
a. There may be more positive drugs than tests because a defendant may test positive for more than one drug.
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B. Defendant Case Disposition/End Supervision Reason (Chart C)
Disposition/End Supervision Reason Def % Total Misd Def % Total Fel Def % TotalNo Billed 1 0.01% 23 0.8% 24 0.2%Dismissed/Not Guilty 2,163 24.3% 617 22.1% 2,780 23.8%Pretrial Diversion/Intervention 1,023 11.5% 484 17.3% 1,507 12.9%Deferred Adjudication 618 6.9% 494 17.7% 1,112 9.5%Probation 305 3.4% 27 1.0% 332 2.8%Fine 9 0.1% 0 0.0% 9 0.1%Fine & Credit Time Served 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%HCJ - Credit Time Served 1,233 13.9% 130 4.7% 1,363 11.7%HCJ - Jail Time 265 3.0% 41 1.5% 306 2.6%Fine & Jail Time 160 1.8% 14 0.5% 174 1.5%MRP/MAJ Granted 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%TDCJ/SJ 0 0.0% 7 0.3% 7 0.1%TDCJ/ID 0 0.0% 3 0.1% 3 0.03%Non-Compliance - Failure to Appear 2,491 28.0% 621 22.2% 3,112 26.6%Non-Compliance - Re-arrest 281 3.2% 135 4.8% 416 3.6%Non-Compliance - Other 304 3.4% 164 5.9% 468 4.0%Other 40 0.4% 32 1.1% 72 0.6%TOTAL 8,893 100.0% 2,792 100.0% 11,685 100.0%
C. Disposition of Other Defendants Supervised by PTS
Disposition Def % Def % Def %
Successful 153 58.0% 33 75.0% 186 60.4%
Unsuccessful 111 42.0% 11 25.0% 122 39.6%
TOTAL 264 100.0% 44 100% 308 100.0%Other includes summons, personal bonds direct from the court, fugitive, and post adjudication cases.
D. Defendants in CSCD Programs No Longer on Personal Bond
Disposition/End Reason Def % Total Misd Def % Total Fel Def % Total
Dismissed/Not Guilty 569 78.1% 175 40.0% 744 63.8%
MRP/MAJ Dismissed 2 0.3% 3 0.7% 5 0.4%
Intervention/DIVERT Adjudicated 158 21.7% 259 59.3% 417 35.8%
Adjudicated Outcome:
Deferred Adjudication 39 5.3% 25 5.7% 64 5.5%
Probation 3 0.4% 0 0.0% 3 0.3%
Fine 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Fine & Credit Time Served 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
HCJ - Credit Time Served 20 2.7% 9 2.1% 29 2.5%
HCJ - Jail Time 4 0.5% 4 0.9% 8 0.7%
Fine & Jail Time 1 0.1% 1 0.2% 2 0.2%
MRP/MAJ Granted 0 0.0% 1 0.2% 1 0.1%
TDCJ/SJ 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
TDCJ/ID 0 0.0% 1 0.2% 1 0.1%
Non-Compliance - Failures to Appear 56 7.7% 30 6.9% 86 7.4%
Non-Compliance - Re-arrest 10 1.4% 18 4.1% 28 2.4%
Non-Compliance - Non FTA 19 2.6% 165 37.8% 184 15.8%
Other 6 0.8% 5 1.1% 11 0.9%
TOTAL 729 100.0% 437 100.0% 1,166 100%
Misdemeanor Felony TOTAL
Misdemeanor Felony TOTAL
Misdemeanor Felony TOTAL
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E. Supervision results for Participants in the First Chance Intervention Program *1. First Chance Intervention Program result (includes pre-charge and post-charge participants)
Disposition Def % Def % Def %
Successful 734 86.2% 270 75.8% 1,004 83.1%
Unsuccessful 118 13.8% 86 24.2% 204 16.9%
TOTAL 852 100.0% 356 100.0% 1,208 100.0%
2. Disposition/End Supervision reason for the case for post-charge participants
Def %Dismissed/Not Guilty 216 77.4%Pretrial Diversion/Intervention 0 0.0%Deferred Adjudication 0 0.0%Probation 0 0.0%Fine 0 0.0%Fine & Credit Time Served 0 0.0%HCJ - Credit Time Served 3 1.1%HCJ - Jail Time 0 0.0%Fine & Jail Time 1 0.4%Non-Compliance - Failure to Appear 8 2.9%Non-Compliance - Re-arrest 5 1.8%Non-Compliance - Other 45 16.1%Other 1 0.4%TOTAL 279 100.0%
Pre-charge Post-charge TOTAL
* Totals for D.1. Post-Charge and D.2. may differ because the end date for FCIP participation may not match the end date for supervision on personal bond.
** First Chance Intervention Program ended February 28, 2017.
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0.0%
6.9%
0.3%
0.1%
1.0%
1.4%
1.7%
13.0%
3.7%
5.7%
1.8%
47.9%
1.8%
4.0%
0.0%
10.6%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Murder/Mansl/Homicide
Assault/Att or Sol Murder/Injury Offense
Sexual Assault Adult
Sex Offense Child (Sex Aslt, Indec, Incest)
Robbery
Other Personal Offense
Burglary Building/Habitation/Other
Theft Offenses
UUMV
Other Property Offense
Drug Sale / Manufacture
Drug Possession
DWI
Evade Arrest or Detention/Fleeing
MRP/MAJ
Other
Defendants Released on Personal Bond to Pretrial Supervision for a Felony Offense
8.2%
5.2%
14.2%
8.7%
2.8%
2.3%
0.9%
3.2%
6.0%
4.1%
20.2%
13.2%
2.3%
0.0%
8.7%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Assault
Sex Offense (Prost, Pub Lewd, Indec Exp)
Theft/Burglary Offense
Trespass
Criminal Mischief
Evade Arrest or Detention/Fleeing
Resist Arrest
Weapon Offense
Possession of Marijuana
Drug Offense
DWI
DWLS/Other Traffic
Failure to ID to PO
MRP/MAJ
Other
Defendants Released on Personal Bond to Pretrial Supervision for a Misdemeanor Offense
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report, Part II Chart A
0.01%
24.3%
11.5%
6.9%
3.4%
0.1%
0.0%
13.9%
3.0%
1.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
28.0%
3.2%
3.4%
0.4%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
No Billed
Dismissed/Not Guilty
Pretrial Diversion/Intervention
Deferred Adjudication
Probation
Fine
Fine & Credit Time Served
HCJ - Credit Time Served
HCJ - Jail Time
Fine & Jail Time
MRP/MAJ Granted
TDCJ/SJ
TDCJ/ID
Non-Compliance - Failure to Appear
Non-Compliance - Re-arrest
Non-Compliance - Other
Other
Supervision End Reason for Defendants with a Misdemeanor Case
0.8%
22.1%
17.3%
17.7%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
4.7%
1.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.3%
0.1%
22.2%
4.8%
5.9%
1.1%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
No Billed
Dismissed/Not Guilty
Pretrial Diversion/Intervention
Deferred Adjudication
Probation
Fine
Fine & Credit Time Served
HCJ - Credit Time Served
HCJ - Jail Time
Fine & Jail Time
MRP/MAJ Granted
TDCJ/SJ
TDCJ/ID
Non-Compliance - Failure to Appear
Non-Compliance - Re-arrest
Non-Compliance - Other
Other
Supervision End Reason for Defendants with a Felony Case
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report, Part II Chart B
8.8%
9.1%
14.4%
8.9%
4.7%
4.0%
48.2%
2.0% Amphetamine
Benzodiazepines
Cocaine
Methamphetamine
Opiates/Opioids
PCP
THC
Other
Positive Drug Test Results by Drug Category
65.5%
32.3%
0.7% 1.4%Drug Test Results
Negative test
Positive test
Administrativenegative
Unsuccessful test
Pretrial Services 2017 Annual Report, Part II Chart C
DirectorKelvin L. Banks
Deputy DirectorDennis Potts
Computer Applications DivisionEdward Jones
Midnight Shift/Shift 1Estella Fisher (S)
Chrystal Ferguson (S)Pretrial Officers (20)
Training & Performance CoordinatorSandra Vasquez
Quality Improvement SpecialistLaToya Dunbar
AdministrationTanisher Spiller (EA II)
Takisha Blacklock (AA III)Joseph Lewis (AA IV)
Defendant Monitoring DivisionAurora Roberts
Pretrial Screening DivisionMyra Smith
Eric Clayton (S)Byron Fisher (S)Mark Daniels (I)Docket Clerks (7)
Pretrial Officers (18)Monitoring Officer (1)
Evening Shift/Shift 3Luis Zelaya (S)
Yaquelin Perez (S)Pretrial Interviewers (2)
Pretrial Officers (18)
Day Shift/Shift 2Wanisha Harris (S)Troyce Carter (S)
Pretrial Officers (26)
Susan Cedars (BSA II)VACANT (BSA II)
VACANT (SE)Joseph Langford (SSS)
• (S) Supervisor• (I) Investigator• (BSA) Business Systems Analyst • (SE) Software Engineer• (EA) Executive Assistant• (AA) Administrative Assistant• (AC) Administrative Clerk• (SSS) System Support Specialist
Harris County Pretrial ServicesTable of Organization
2017-18 Adjusted Annual Budget: $9,696,149
Revised 12/4/17