Pretrial Expert Criticizes New Tool Indiana Courts Will Use
(excerpt from wfyi Indianapolis)
A new rule taking effect Jan. 1 says courts should use a tool known as IRAS to help determine whether criminal defendants should be released before trial or where to set bail amounts. The risk assessments examine, for instance, demographics, criminal history and mental health status.
But American Bail Coalition executive director Jeff Clayton says those tools don’t work. He points to its use in Kentucky.
“If anything, it made the situation worse," Clayton says. "It had a trivial impact on the jail populations and resulted in a slight increase in failure to appear and a slight increase in new crimes while on bail.”
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