Mesa County commissioners updated on pretrial and corrections services programs
By Lindy Browning | Contributor, Rocky Mountain Voice
Matt Lewis, a former Mesa County sheriff and current Justice Services Director for the county, updated Mesa County commissioners on the status of their Pretrial Services (PTS) program and the County Community Corrections Services program on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
PTS is a program for people who have been arrested to receive pretrial services in the jail, in addition to services while they are incarcerated.
A pretrial assessment is completed for anyone who is booked in the Mesa County jail. This assessment is provided to the court, district attorney's office and public defender’s office to be used as a tool to inform the court as they are considering bond decisions. Setting the appropriate bond assists with maximizing releases from c...