20251028 Dr. Michael Jone Pre-Trial Training

Montana Courts / Office of Court Administrator (OCA) · November 5, 2025

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The free trial began in 2017 under statute 3-1-708, with relevant materials provided in a packet.

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Montana Courts’ Office of Court Administrator convened a statewide refresher training on the Public Safety Assessment (PSA) and pretrial best practices. OCA staff explained recent research, Montana performance metrics, the PSA’s nine factors and scoring, the state pretrial release guide (matrix), and recommendations for using low-cost interventions such as court-date reminders. Presenters noted the program’s return to permanent funding after a recent legislative cut and flagged continued work to update Montana-specific scoring and expand services.

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