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In 2007, Washington County implemented the Early Case Resolution (ECR) program, which is a significant criminal case and calendar management innovation and resolves 30% of criminal cases including probation violations at (or soon after) arraignment. While the ECR program has been overwhelmingly positive, it has also created new court management challenges, as release hearings for pretrial detainees have increased and are crowding the criminal arraignment docket.
A key concern of Oakland County Pretrial Services is the use of financial bonds in the state of Michigan as a part of the pretrial process. While this is standard practice in the state, it is Oakland County’s belief that this practice is not consistent with NAPSA standards.
