Pretrial Justice Institute Guides Innovative Reforms, Helping Justice Trump Tradition: New Agency in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Increases Pretrial Fairness and Safety

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Pretrial Justice Institute Guides Innovative Reforms, Helping Justice Trump Tradition: New Agency in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Increases Pretrial Fairness and Safety

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• Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) (Washington, DC)

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Published 2008. 4 pages.

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• Bail (Justice System)
• Pennsylvania
• Pretrial release (Offender Management)

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