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Lee County Pretrial Services
Goals of Pretrial Services
• TopromotepublicsafetybyensuringthosethatposeariskareseenbytheFirstAppearanceJudge.
• Toprovideaccurate,timely,neutralinformationregardingarresteestojudgessotheycanmakeinformedreleasedecisions.
• Toaidinassuringtheappearanceofthedefendantincourtandreducefailuretoappearrates.
• Toprovidesupervisionofdefendantsorderedonsupervisionandtoensurecompliancewithreleaseconditionsestablishedbyjudges.
• Toalleviatejailovercrowding,therebyreducingjailoperatingcostsandfuturecapacityneedsoflocaljails,causedbyunecessarydetentionofcertainpretrialdefendants.
• Toimprovetheefficiencyandeffectivenessofthelocalcriminaljusticesystem.
• Tomanagecasesaccordingtotheircomplexityandfacilitateearlydispositionofappropriatecases.
• Tofacilitateearlyidentificationofreferrals,monitorcomplianceandtrackprogramsuccess.
Foradditionalinformationpleasevisitourwebsiteat:
http://www.ca.cjis20.orgClickonPrograms > Pretrial Services
LeeCountyPretrialServicesislocatedonthethirdflooroftheJusticeCenter.Our
mailingaddressis:1700MonroeStreetFortMyers,FL33901
MainOffice-(239)533-8400Fax-(239)485-2733
-Administration-CaseSupervision
-FelonyCaseManagement-FelonyDrugCourtProgram
-Screeningforappointmentofcounsel
LeeCountyIntake/Jail-(239)477-1584-Intake&Investigation-FirstAppearance-JailManagement
20th Judicial Circuit of FloridaAdministrative Office of the Courts
Criminal Division
1700 Monroe StreetFort Myers, FL 33901
Phone: (239) 533-8400Fax: (239) 485-2733
What is Pretrial Services?
TheLeeCountyPretrialServicesDepartmentprovidesdirectcase-flowmanagementservicestothejudiciarypresidingwithinthecriminaldivisioninLeeCounty.Ourmissionistoprovidecomprehensivecasemanagementservicestothecourts,fromcaseinceptionthroughcaseclosure,viaprofessionalstaffcommittedtothehigheststandardsofexcellence.Thedepartmentiscomprisedofthreeunits,alongwithclericalsupport,whichincludetheIntake&InvestigationsUnit,theCaseSupervisionUnit,andtheFelonyCaseManagementUnit.
Case Supervision
TheCaseManagementUnitmonitorsandtracksallcasesastheymovethroughthejudicialsystem.Theprimaryfunctionsinclude:• Managecasesaccordingtotheirnature/
complexitytofacilitateearlydispositionofappropriatecases.
• Facilitatecourtschedulinginaccordancewithtimegoalsandon-timedispositionofcases.
• Trackandprovidethecourtwithcasestatusupdates.
• Serveasaliaisonbetweenagencies.• Generateperformancemeasuresandage
pendingreports.• Researchcasesbeyondtimegoalsto
identifyreasonsfordelayandfacilitatecaseprogression.
• Facilitateearlyidentificationandprocessingofreferralsandmonitorcompliancewithprogramguidelines.
Benefits
1. Allowsdefendantstocarryonwithdailylife(continuetoworkandsupporttheirfamily);
2. Continualreviewofthejailpopulationtofacilitatereleaseviacourtorder;
3. Reducesdetentioncosts(ex.food,staff,medicalbills,etc.);
4. Promotespublicsafety;
5. Aidsintheappearanceofthedefendantincourt;
6. Aidsinthetimelydispostionofcases.
Intake and Investigation
ThePretrialServicesIntakeandInvestigationUnitisstationedinsidetheLeeCountyJailandoperates24/7.Theprimaryfunctionsinclude:
• Collection,verificationandinvestigationofdemographicandcriminalhistoryinformation.
• Assessmentofriskandneedforeverybookeddefendant.
• Assistwithapplicationforcriminalindigentstatus(appointmentofthePublicDefenderwheneligible).
• PresentationofcompiledinformationtotheFirstAppearanceJudgetoaidinthereleasedecision.
• Continuousreviewallnon-sentencedincarcerateddefendantspriortoarraignmentsothatappropriate,non-violentmisdemeanorcasesareplacedonaJailManagementDocketforpotentialreleasefromcustodyorearlyresolutionofthecasereleasedecision.
Accredited by the Florida Corrections Accreditation
Commission
Case Management
TheCaseSupervisionUnitsupervisesalldefendantswhoarereleasedonpretrialsupervisionandwhoentermisdemeanordiversion.Courtorderedreleaseconditionsareenforcedthroughdisposition,suchasnocontactorders,drugandalcoholscreeningandcounseling.Referralsmayalsobemadetodiversionprograms.Non-complianceisimmediatelyreportedtothecourt.
ConditionsoftheDeferredProsecutionAgreementareenforcedtoensureeducationalandtreatmentrequirementsarecompleted,feesandanyapplicablerestitutioniscollected,andallstandarddiversionconditionsaremet.