Rensselaer County
RENSSELAER COUNTY PRETRIAL SERVICES PROGRAM
Linda McMahon, Probation Director
547 River Street, 2nd Floor,
Troy, New York 12180-2269
Phone: (518) 266-7100, Fax: (518) 266-7127
Rensselaer County Probation Department
The Pretrial Release Services Program continually seeks to screen all un-sentenced defendants in the custody of the Rensselaer County Jail 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, often providing a significant amount of supervision of direct court released individuals in lieu of pretrial detention. The Pretrial Release Program provides supervision and monitoring services to un-sentenced individuals qualified for release as well as, act as court liaisons to facilitate release and report on participation progress and compliance with conditions of release. Individuals with identified or self-identified needs are referred to a network of community resources for services at the investigative stage for alcohol/substance use, mental health, veteran, and drug court services, where deemed possible regardless of release status.
RENSSELAER COUNTY WORK ORDER PROGRAM
Walter Spallane, Program Director
4000 Main Street
Troy, NY 12180-5972
Phone: (518) 266-2921, Fax: (518) 266-2922
Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department
The Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Work Order Program creates a viable alternative to incarceration for all courts in Rensselaer County. Individuals sentenced to this program perform supervised community service at government and not for profit sites. The result of these individuals being sentenced to this program are reduced jail costs as well as the participants being able to maintain employment, education, legal and family obligations.
RENSSELAER COUNTY JAIL-BASED CBI SERVICES PROGRAM
Jessica Song, Executive Director
TASC of the Capital District, Inc.
1801 Sixth Ave., Suite 205
Troy, NY 12180
Phone: (518) 465-1455 Fax: (518) 465-1842
Rensselaer County Jail
The Rensselaer County Jail-Based CBI Services Program provides a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CBI), Interactive Journaling (IJ), within the Rensselaer County Jail. The goal is to improve participant understanding of the ways in which thoughts influence behaviors and, ultimately, provide an individual with the skills needed to change their thinking, behavior, and reduce recidivism outcomes.
OSBORNE DBA UPSTATE
ATI - Court Advocacy Services of Columbia, Rensselaer, & Greene Counties
Archana Jayaram, President and Chief Executive Officer
809 Westchester Avenue
Bronx, NY 10455 (awaiting upstate location)
The Osborne Association, Inc.
The Osborne Association's CAS is designed to serve indigent defendants. This includes those facing felony and misdemeanor charges, adults, individuals in criminal court as young as 14 and Youthful Offender status-eligible defendants. Participants are represented by a public defender or attorneys on Assigned Counsel Panel (18-B), other indigent defense counsel, and retained attorneys in instances in which the court determines that the client cannot afford services beyond their legal representation. Defense counsel use these Client Specific Plans to promote a range of alternatives, including probation, substance use disorder treatment, educational or employment programs, case dismissals, reduced charges, lower sentencing ranges, and the adjudication of Youthful Offender status. CAS also provides case management to clients through the pendency of their court cases, extending this support for up to six months post-mandate as needed.