Pretrial Release of Felony Defendants, 1992: National Pretrial
Reporting Program, 11/94
Using data collected from a representative sample of felony cases filed in the 75 largest U.S.
counties in May 1992, this BJS Bulletin focuses on the pretrial release phase of the criminal
justice process. It includes tables on type of pretrial release or detention, bail amount, release
rate by prior criminal record and criminal justice status, time from arrest to pretrial release,
characteristics of released versus detained defendants, court appearance record, rearrest rate
while on pretrial release, and adjudication and sentencing outcomes for detained versus released
defendants. NCJ 148818
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