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PDSC reports steady caseload, urges review of electronic-monitoring eligibility rules
Summary
Acting executive director John Morrison reported stable caseload numbers for May and raised concerns that electronic-monitoring eligibility denials often cite prior warrants; the board asked management to convene stakeholders to review eligibility criteria and possible program expansion.
Acting Executive Director John Morrison told the Guam Public Defender Service Corporation board on June 24 that case openings and closures for May were roughly balanced and that a review of electronic-monitoring (EM) eligibility rules is warranted.
"You can see the numbers for you. I think the most significant one is probably cases opened and closed for the month of May. You can see we're at 88 cases open for that month. Just about the same amount closed, 83," Morrison said while presenting monthly statistics.
Morrison said EM denials in recent reports often cited a prior warrant within the last three years: 12 of 15 defendants…
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