Referee court processing cited as easing higher-felony backlog but not yet reducing jail population
Officials said a referee court has increased case-processing rates (peaks of 275% then 168%) and is handling more high-level felony filings; staff said it may take time before that reduces local jail overcrowding.
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Judicial and prosecutorial leaders told the J-RAC on Sept. 2 that the new referee court has markedly increased case processing and has shifted a higher share of felony filings into a court that handles more serious cases, but they urged patience before expecting clear reductions in the county jail population.
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