Rural and urban criminal legal systems can differ widely. They have different needs, resources, and conditions. Yet, most initiatives and reform efforts focus on urban jurisdictions that experience higher volumes of people with criminal legal involvement.
In 2024, with support from Arnold Ventures, Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research (APPR) convened the inaugural Rural Pretrial Practitioners Fellowship to bring together rural practitioners with national pretrial justice leaders and experienced professionals.
APPR spoke with Lakisha Fisher, a senior manager at the Center for Effective Public Policy who led the Fellowship, and Jesstina Duncan, a fellowship participant and a court supervisor and pretrial release coordinator with the Grant County Courts in Indiana.
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