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Hays County pretrial services reports 588 releases in 2024 and estimates $817,000 in jail-bed savings
Summary
Judicial services director Jason Facundo told commissioners the pretrial services program supervised 588 defendants in 2024, recorded an 89% court-appearance and arrest-free success rate and calculated approximately $817,220 in avoided jail-bed costs.
Hays County Director of Judicial Services Jason Facundo briefed the court on Feb. 11 on the department's first full year of operations, reporting releases, monitoring data and cost savings tied to the new pretrial program.
Facundo said pretrial staff provided investigative interviews at the jail, completed risk assessments and supplied judges with reports to support pretrial release decisions. In 2024, the office assisted in the release of 588 defendants on pretrial supervision: 232 on personal bonds with conditions and 356 released via cash-surety bonds.…
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