Dickson: Only judges to decide pretrial release
Indiana Justice Brent Dickson says it’s not fair that people are kept in jail because they do not pay a bond to get out.
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Supreme Court committee studying alternatives to bail
The Committee to Study Evidence-Based Pretrial Release was established by Indiana Chief Justice Brent Dickson in December 2013. The Supreme Court wants a study and evaluation of the risk-assessment tools that are available to determine when pretrial release is appropriate and under what conditions.