Close Street Supervision

Close Street Supervision (CSS) is the Sheriff’s Office pretrial release program. Founded nearly thirty years ago, it was intended to provide the Court with an alternative to releasing “on their own recognizance” when the Court determined the detainee was a poor risk for appearing in court or perhaps reoffending before the pending case was resolved.

Today, the program is an essential part of pretrial services in Multnomah County by supervising adult defendants charged with Ballot Measure 11 crimes, Domestic Violence cases, and a select group of clients with mental health disorders. Deputies interview defendants and conduct investigations to present the Court with accurate, timely, and impartial information which assists the Judge in making an informed release decision. Thereby, efficiently managing jail population and ensuring efficient use of jail beds.

CSS provides varying levels of supervision from telephone contact, visits to the home and work, to the use of technologies such as “Electronic Monitoring” and GPS. CSS’s core objectives are to ensuring:

The defendant attends all scheduled court appearances,
The defendant does not re-offend while in the community,
The defendant adheres to the conditions of their release,
Victims are comfortable the release does not pose a risk to them personally.

CSS partners with a wide variety of community programs including mental health services, drug and alcohol treatment providers, the Domestic Violence Enhanced Response Team, and criminal justice programs. These partnerships support our goal to increase the defendant’s continued success after their pretrial case has been resolved.