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Court Program to Save Fulton $5.5 Million |
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Written by Chrystal Scott
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Wednesday, 01 April 2009 15:25 |
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A program that began April 1, 2009 increases the number of defendants given pretrial release while saving Fulton County taxpayers more than $5.5 million a year in jail costs.
The Superior Court of Fulton County’s Pretrial Services will operate the new Intensive Supervision Program (ISP) which was recently funded by the Fulton County Commission. The program will provide rigorous supervision of defendants who don’t qualify for release under existing criteria.
Over the past decade the Court’s existing Pretrial Services program has racked up an impressive record of reducing jail costs while ensuring that over 95 percent of program defendants show up for all scheduled court hearings.
Candidates for the program are:
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 January 2010 14:44 |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 25 August 2008 09:12 |
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I-CAN! is an interactive web-based system designed to provide self-represented litigants in family law cases such as divorce and child custody with convenient access to vital legal services. I-CAN! modules create properly formatted pleadings and provide litigants with information on the steps needed to pursue a legal action.
Fulton County Superior Court Family Court Division has developed several modules in the I-CAN! format in order to make them available to self-represented litigants on the Family Division website. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 14:49 |
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Welcome to the Fulton County Superior Court |
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Written by Don Plummer
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Monday, 25 August 2008 08:57 |
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Thank you for visiting the new Fulton County Superior Court web site. We are very excited to bring you information about our court in a new format. The Office of the Court Administrator manages a variety of Superior Court programs and services designed to provide the citizens of Fulton County with meaningful access to the judicial system. Superior Court has approximately 300 employees and operates on a combined budget of $24 million. Annually the court receives more than 30,000 cases. We want this web site to keep you informed and provide you with access to information you need. Please feel free to send us comments and feedback on the content as we work to bring information to the public in this new internet age. For questions or comments please click here. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 09 October 2008 12:49 |
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