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What is your opinion on Pretrial Monitoring programs that allow release on recognizance? Do you believe they are more/less effective than a cash bail when it comes to keeping court appearances, not picking up new charges, etc.?

That would make more sense of his answer, but then he entirely missed my question. I live in one of the four states (Wisconsin) where bail bondsmen are outlawed, and wanted an outside opinion/view on Pretrial Monitoring. I would agree that release on recognizance on its own would be laughable for a majority of offenses, however I was more hoping for feedback regarding pretrial monitoring effectiveness while out on ROR/PRB.

You don't believe that keeping weekly contact with defendants, assisting them with employment programs, AODA treatment, mental health referrals, medication management programs, educational services, reminding them of their scheduled court appearances, and helping work through their ongoing social issues is effective?

Stephen, your persona as Deacon Frost was by far my biggest "bad guy" crush. What do you like portraying better? The good or the bad?