Summit County, OH

Action Areas Pretrial Services

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Background & Approach

Summit County encompasses the Akron, Ohio metropolitan area. The county implemented a county-wide Felony Summons Initiative, where participating policing agencies issue summonses instead of making arrests for a range of low-level, non-violent felony offenses. This effort helped Summit County tackle over-incarceration and helped reduce the overall jail population. The goal was to have people live in the community, where they can be supported, while progressing through the pretrial and trial process.

Summit County continues to engage with the Safety and Justice Challenge Network to rethink and redesign its criminal justice system so that it is more fair, just, and equitable for all.

Lead Agency

Summit County Division of Public Safety (Akron, OH)

Contact Information

Lori Pesci
Deputy Director of Public Safety, Summit County Gert Wilms, Chief Prosecutor, City of Akron

Partners

Summit County Public Safety, Summit County Criminal Justice Advisory Board, City of Akron Police Department, City of Akron Prosecutor's Office

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