An important part of the Community Corrections comprehensive plan, is to monitor the jail population. The Kalamazoo County Jail books approximately 12,000 inmates per year.

Community Corrections staff screen post arraignment, inmates who continue to be incarcerated 72 hours after booking. The goal of the program is to reduce the number of non-violent inmates housed at the Kalamazoo County Jail and ultimately, make more jail beds available for sentenced defendants, without adversely affective public safety.

OCC staff utilize the following factors in determining bond reduction recommendations:

• Criminal history
• Family ties in the community
• Residence
• Employment
• Mental health
• Substance Abuse
• Current Probation Status
• Current charges
• History of Failure to Appear