Rensselaer County
Directory of Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) Programs
RENSSELAER COUNTY PRETRIAL SERVICES PROGRAM
Laura Bauer, Probation Director
547 River Street, 2nd Floor,
Troy, New York 12180-2269
Phone: (518) 266-7100, Fax: (518) 266-7127
Supervising Agency:
Rensselaer County Probation Department
The Pretrial Release Program continually seeks to screen all un-sentenced defendants in the custody of the Rensselaer County Correctional Facility and provide all the courts in Rensselaer County with information to assist the judiciary in making release and bail decisions to reduce unnecessary pretrial detention and subsequently provide supervision to those released to the program to minimize failure to appear rates. The program also supervises a significant amount of direct court releases in lieu of any pretrial detention. As a result, the un-sentenced population is significantly reduced, as well as the associated costs. Lastly, defendants with identified needs are referred to a network of community resources for services at the investigative/intake stage for alcohol/substance abuse, mental health, veteran, and Drug Court services, where deemed appropriate, regardless of release status.
RENSSELAER COUNTY WORK ORDER PROGRAM
Philip W. Liebener, Program Director
4000 Main Street
Troy, NY 12180-5972
Phone: (518) 266-2921, Fax: (518) 266-2922
Supervising Agency:
Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department
This program began operation in 1988. The Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Work Order Program creates a viable alternative to incarceration for all courts in Rensselaer County. Offenders sentenced to this program perform supervised community service at government and not for profit sites. The result of these offenders being sentenced to this program are reduced jail costs as well as offenders being able to maintain employment, education, legal and family obligations.
Rensselaer County Jail-Based CBI Services Program
Program Director – Jessica Song
TASC of the Capital District, INC.
251 River Street, Suite 302
Troy, NY 12180
Phone: (518) 465-1455 Fax: (518) 465-1842
County Correctional Facility
Rensselaer County Jail