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Bail, Detention, & Nonfelony Case Outcomes

The relationships between bail, pretrial detention, and case outcomes for nonfelony cases is examined. Sections of this brief are: introduction; research questions; extent of pretrial detention; detention measures; how the amount of bail affects the length of detention; how pretrial detention affects the likelihood of conviction; pretrial detention's impact on the likelihood of incarceration; how pretrial detention affects sentence length; measuring bail amount and sentence length; summary and conclusions; and policy implications. The conviction rate for cases with a defendant detained to disposition is 92% compared to 50% for those cases with a defendant released to disposition. Accession Number: 022312

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