About the Program
The Pretrial Services Program has been in operation since November 1998. This program is designed to reduce the pre-adjudication jail population by providing an alternative to incarceration. Defendants released on pretrial supervision are required to follow the conditions of their release order. Release of eligible defendants prior to adjudication helps ease the financial burden of incarceration to Hall and Dawson taxpayers while insuring the risk to the community is minimized.
Assessment to Determine Eligibility
Pretrial Officers conduct reviews of the detention center for defendants that may be eligible for release. If a defendant is an appropriate candidate, then a bond order detailing the conditions of release is prepared and submitted to the corresponding Superior Court Judge for consideration. This Judge reviews the recommended conditions and makes a final determination. Should the order be signed, the defendant is released to be supervised by Pretrial Services.During their supervision, a defendant will work with their assigned officer to ensure accountability to the orders of the court.
- District Attorney
- Indigent Defense
- Public Defender
- Hall County Clerk of Court
- Accountability Courts
- Superior Court
- Felony Probation Office
- Hall County Solicitor's Office
- Hall County Magistrate Court
- Hall County Misdemeanor Probation
- Hall County Sheriff's Office
- Dawson County Sheriff's Office
- Dawson County Clerk of Court
- Dawson County Magistrate Court