Maine Pretrial Services, Inc.9 Green Street

Augusta, ME 04330www.mainepretrial.orgInfo@mainepretrial.org

MAINEApproximately 35,000 Square Miles

Population of 1.3 million

16 Counties32 Court Houses14 County Jails6 State Prisons2 Juvenile Institutions1 Reentry Center

Maine Pretrial ServicesMaine Pretrial Services, Inc. (MPS), originally known as the Bail Project, has been in existence for more than thirty-five years. MPS was incorporated in 1983 under its current 501 c3 status.

MPS Mission StatementMaine Pretrial Services, Inc. is a private, nonprofit agency committed to providing pretrial services, post conviction alternatives and diversion options throughout the state of Maine.

Agency VisionWe strive to embrace innovation and integrity while recognizing legal and evidence based practices in order to effectively and efficiently address the evolving needs of Maine’s criminal justice system.

A Chicken in Every PotWith guidance from our board of directors, MPS has sought to provide services to criminal defendants in all of Maine’s 16 counties. Over the last 10 years the agency has evolved into its current configuration with a presence in 11 Maine counties.

GoalsTo provide objective, comprehensive information to the court, prosecution, and defense regarding each in-custody defendant for use in the bail determination.

To provide effective community supervision and monitoring of court ordered conditions of release for all eligible defendants.

To reduce recidivism and promote appearance by collaborating effectively with community based resources for treatment, education, employment and housing.

GoalsTo use an objective, validated risk assessment tool in conjunction with screening and verification processes on all in-custody defendants prior to initial appearance.

To appropriately consider the purpose of bail and the constitutional guarantees afforded to the accused when recommending conditions or combinations of conditions designed to ensure appearance while reducing risk of re-offense for all in-custody defendants.

To address criminogenic factors in the criminal justice population by embracing principles of legal and evidence based practices such as motivational interviewing, objective risk assessment, and referral to evidence based treatment interventions for all defendants eligible for supervision.

MPS ProgramsPretrial Release and SupervisionAdult Drug Court Case ManagementFamily Drug Court Case ManagementCo-Occurring Court Case ManagementVeterans Court Case ManagementReentry Case ManagementVocational and Housing Resource Case

Management

Data Driven Performance OutcomesOutcomes based on Measuring What

MattersWeb based Information System for

data entryAbility to produce routine “error

reports”Ability to run reports based on

county, caseworker, program, specific date ranges

Seamless quality assurance

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Total Clients Served 2009-2012

2009 2010 2011 20121600

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1862

1771 1764

Total Supervised-All Programs

Total Supervised-All Programs

Average Length of Supervision

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86

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92

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84

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Bed Days Saved

2009 2010 2011 2012130,000

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145,000

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160,000

165,000

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144,775

160,970

165,706167,411

Bed Days Saved-All Programs

Safety Rates

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Total SupervisedNo New Criminal ConductNew Criminal Conduct

Appearance Rates

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Total SupervisedAppeared for CourtFailed to Appear

Pretrial CertificationCurrent and former staff are Certified Pretrial

Professionals

MPS instituted policy in 2008 that all Pretrial Staff become certified within the first year of employment

Staff are required to attend a mandatory minimum number of continuing education hours in order to maintain CPC status.

AccreditationNAPSA Accreditation Committee selected Maine as

a test site for roll out of new accreditation processStarted process in fall of 2010.Thorough review of policy and procedure vis a vis

the pertinent NAPSA standards as adopted by Accreditation Committee.

Virtual, telephone, and in person meetings, followed by local site visits.

Local team led by Deputy Director, required management coordination

Special thanks to Barbara Darby and Peter Kiers!!!

State Board of CorrectionsHistory-Governor’s Initiative: One Maine One

System 2006L.D. 2080-An Act to Better Coordinate and Reduce

the Cost of the Delivery of the State and County Correctional Services

Passed as emergency legislationSimultaneous with Correctional Alternative Advisory

Committee (CAAC)(special legislative committee to the Governor’s Task Force on Criminal Justice).

CAAC report included “Pretrial Case Processing” by Marie Van Nostrand, PhD.

BOC Mission and GoalsDesign, guide, and invest strategically in the

development of a unified state and county corrections system and to maintain and manage the system in order to accomplish the following goals:

reduces recidivismincreases pretrial diversion and post

conviction releasereduces the rate and use of incarcerationachieves efficienciesreduces the rate of growth in the cost of

corrections

BOC Responsibilities and DutiesManage the cost of corrections.  Determine correctional facility use and

purpose.Adopt treatment standards and policies.  Certificate of need.  Administrative duties.  Receive and review recommendations.  

BOC 2013-Blue Ribbon Commission“Jail Task Force” Commission to Study Board

of CorrectionsOn heels of independent report by NICOn heels of independent report by RH Smith

auditAnother study to try and convince Mainers

that our correctional system is broken?We knew that….but…….

Beginning of Bail ReformTestimony provided to Jail Task Force

Commission regarding underutilization and misuse of pretrial services

Conversation followed regarding need for bail reform, involvement of bench and bar

Media opportunitiesAnticipation of Arnold report (Van Nostrand

and Lowenkamp)Possibilities!!!!!!

Massachusetts Bail ReformMeetings scheduled for Maine Pretrial Services,

NAPSA, and Pretrial Justice Institute:Presentations to Chief Justice and members of Pretrial

Task Force of MassachusettsPresentations to Members of Massachusetts

Commissions on Criminal JusticePresentations to Committee for Public Counsel

Services/Public DefenderLegislative presentations for members of Mass. SenatePublic meeting for Advocacy Groups, interested public

at Suffolk Law School