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Governor proposes $200,000 to expand pretrial supervision; lawmakers question utilization
Summary
The administration proposed adding $200,000 to DOC's base to staff a statewide pretrial supervision program created in Act 138 (2024); committee members asked for accounting of prior funds (~$600,000) and whether courts and defense bar will use the program.
Jay Pershing Johnson, legal counsel to the governor, briefed the House Corrections and Institutions Committee on the administration's proposal to add $200,000 in FY27 to the Department of Corrections' base budget to staff a statewide pretrial supervision program.
Johnson described the program's origin in Act 138 of 2024 and said the program's purpose is to use evidence‑based strategies to improve compliance with conditions of release, coordinate pretrial services, ensure…
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