Year of Publication
2016
College
Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
Date Available
11-2-2017
Degree Name
Master of Public Administration
Committee Chair
Dr. Joseph L. Fink III
Committee Member
Dr. Merl Hackbert
Committee Member
Dr. Dwight V. Denison
Executive Summary
As one of only four states that ban bail bond companies, Kentucky is an experiment in the “laboratory of democracy,” which is made even more interesting because the state has tried three different approaches to pretrial release—the Pre-1976 approach, the 1976 to 2011 approach, and the 2011 to present approach. An assessment of these approaches show s how state actions and inaction can affect the right to pretrial release and underscores the importance of adopting appropriate state pretrial release policies.
Recommended Citation
Ceesay, Ismaila, "From Bail Bondsmen to Risk Assessments: Assessing Kentucky's Pretrial Release Approaches" (2016). MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects. 267.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/mpampp_etds/267
