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Alachua County commissioners ask staff to study community bail-bond pilot after presentation
Summary
After a staff presentation on a community bail bond pilot, the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners unanimously directed staff to investigate the program further, analyze jail-day savings, review comparable programs, and report back in 90 days.
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted March 27 to direct staff to perform deeper research into a proposed low- and moderate-risk community bail bond pilot after a staff presentation and public comment.
Assistant County Manager Smart introduced the informational item, saying staff had examined programs elsewhere and engaged stakeholders. Leonard Perry, assistant director of court services, presented data snapshots showing jail populations with bonds of $1,000–$2,000 and cautioned the slides were high-level examples rather than eligibility determinations. Perry said, “This is a snapshot of who was remaining in…
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