The Pretrial division provides both pretrial investigation and supervision services to the Courts.  Pretrial investigations offer valuable information to the Judiciary, allowing them to make the most informed decisions when deciding whether or not to release an offender on bond.  In most cases, if released, defendants are ordered to comply with requirements of pretrial supervision while awaiting trial.

In FY2024, the Office of Adult Court Services provided 392 investigations/risk assessments to the Judiciary.  We also monitored 372 defendants who were placed under pretrial supervision.  88% of these defendants made it to trial successfully without new charges or technical violations.

To learn more about pretrial services, please review our Pretrial Brochure.

Read how pretrial services is affecting bail reform across Virginia and the country (February 25, 2019 AP article).