{"id":20856,"date":"2025-06-26T12:52:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T12:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/?page_id=20856"},"modified":"2026-01-15T18:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:21:10","slug":"pretrial-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/pretrial-services\/","title":{"rendered":"PRETRIAL SERVICES"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Department of Pretrial and Community Transition Services has provided pretrial release investigation and supervision services to the Hamilton County Municipal and Common Pleas Courts since 1973. The agency\u2019s mission is to assist the administration of justice and to promote community safety by working collaboratively, ensuring fairness and equality in the pretrial process, and empowering defendants with the resources necessary to successfully comply with court requirements. Utilizing the Ohio Risk Assessment System per Ohio Revised Code 5120.114, the agency provides accurate and timely information to assist the court in making informed decisions regarding bail in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 2937.011 and Administrative Rule 9.01. The agency is instrumental in the implementation of a wide array of court and jail diversion problem solving initiatives that responsibly transition defendants and offenders back to the community pre and post adjudication. The Department of Pretrial and Community Transition Services operates seven days per week, twenty-four hours per day.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our services include:<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Jail Intake Processing, Bail Investigations, and Bail Review<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Court Interpreter Services<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Electronic Monitoring<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Court-Ordered Supervision<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Prosecutor\u2019s Diversion Programs<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mediation Services<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Veteran Intervention Programs<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Failure to Appear Unit<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jail Monitoring, Offender Classification, Post-Conviction and Mitigation Services<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Court-Ordered Testing for Sexually Transmitted and Communicable Diseases<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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For further information contact:      <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Amy Ruehl \u2013 Director<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1000 Sycamore St, Rm 111, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (513) 946-6153\u00a0 <\/strong>PretrialServices@cms.hamilton-co.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Maria Karvelas \u2013 Assistant Director<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            1000 Sycamore St, Rm 111, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            (513) 946-6161  <\/strong><\/strong><\/a>PretrialServices@cms.hamilton-co.org<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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