Close Street Supervision (CSS) has been managed by the Sheriff’s Office for nearly thirty years. It was originally 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. At its inception, this innovative program was conducted at a small scale. Since that time, the program has grown becoming an essential part of pretrial services and, while release decisions are not based on population, the program is an element to system population control and efficient use of jail beds.

Today, the program continues to provide supervision through visits to the home and work, and through use of technologies such as “Electronic Monitoring” and GPS. Close Street Supervision’s primary objectives include ensuring:

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

The Sheriff’s Office provides these services in conjunction with the Department of Community Justice’s Pretrial Supervision Program , under the joint program known as Pretrial Release Services (PRS). PRS is intended to balance the interests of the Court, the District Attorney’s Office, and the Defense while providing an option of pretrial release to the Court.