The performance of Pretrial Services is expressed as a reduction of the detention population in the Fulton County Jail. Cost avoidance on an annualized basis is determined by the average length of time a defendant remains in jail before released (x) the cost of one jail bed-day in the Fulton County jail (x) the number of defendants released to Pretrial Services in FY 2011.
| Felony Supervision | |
|---|---|
| Average length of jail stay | 202* |
| Cost of one Fulton County jail bed-day | $74.15 |
| Number of defendants released to PTS | 3,566 |
$53,412,617 | |
| Misdemeanor Supervision | |
|---|---|
| Average length of jail stay | 17* |
| Cost of one Fulton County jail bed-day | $74.15 |
| Number of defendants released to PTS | 1,480 |
$1,865,614 | |
| Cost Benefit Analysis Summary | |
|---|---|
| Cost to keep Defendants in Jail | $55,278,231 |
| Pretrial Services FY 2011 Budget | $3,417,013 |
| Cost Avoidance (net value of jail cost avoided) | $51,861,218 |
*Information from 12/21/2011 Sheriff's Department's Daily Snapshot