Informed Pretrial Decision-Making for Safe Communities
The Pretrial Justice Institute is the nation’s only nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring informed pretrial decision-making for safe communities. When people are arrested, their release or detention pending trial should be based on a thoughtful, informed assessment of whether they will stay crime-free while on release and return to court for trial.
PJI advocates for fair and effective pretrial policies and practices that eliminate inappropriate detention, optimize diversion from prosecution and maintain community safety. We provide information, technical assistance and training to criminal justice officials and community leaders at the federal, state and local levels. We also work to improve the research available on the outcomes of pretrial services.