The kentucky department of pretrial services (DPS) seeks to revitalize and expand its current pretrial supervision program, known as monitored conditional release

The Kentucky Department of Pretrial Services (DPS) received a $627,878 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Swift, Certain, and Fair (SCF) Supervision Program (CFDA 16.828). The award will be used to revitalize and expand DPS's Monitored Conditional Release pretrial supervision program by implementing a strengthened strategy based on SCF principles. Working with the Crime and Justice Institute as a research and evaluation partner, DPS will initiate, pilot, and evaluate a pretrial supervision model utilizing SCF principles in two distinct pilot sites. The goal is to determine the feasibility of sustaining and implementing the SCF model on a statewide scale, with a focus on addressing underlying needs of individuals under pretrial supervision rather than relying solely on a traditional sanctions-based approach. The project period for this award is from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2027.

Building on the framework of an existing program, the kentucky DPS aims to explore a strengthened strategy that employs the principles of SCF. In collaboration with their research and evaluation partner, the crime and justice institute, the kentucky DPS will initiate, pilot, and evaluate a pretrial supervision model utilizing SCF principles to determine the feasibility of sustaining and implementing the SCF model on a statewide scale. This initiative will advance pretrial supervision strategies by deviating from a traditional sanctions-based model and instead utilizing alternatives that address the underlying needs of the individual. The SCF pretrial supervision program will be used in two distinct pilot sites.