Letter to the Director · Resident Handbook

Letter to the Director: Resident Handbook, page 65, St. Louis County Justice Center in Clayton.

Resident Handbook, page 65.

The Director of Justice Services will write a letter to your Judge on your behalf, for sentencing and bond hearings, only. Requests will not be honored for those with "major rule violations". Please submit your request, electronically, via your assigned tablet. Requests must be submitted 21 days prior to your scheduled court date. Send your request on a standard piece of paper and give it to an officer to send to the Director. No stamp is needed. Write your request within 21 days of your scheduled court date, not sooner. How to write a letter: • Do not make a request if you have engaged in threatening, assaultive, or destructive behavior. • Describe any family support in your letter. • Tell the truth as any information will be verified. • Be specific about your employment plans. Do not say, "I will work hard at a job." Instead say, "I will work in food services" or "I will get my old job back at the UPS warehouse." • Do not plan on self-employment upon your release. It can be a good goal but not the best way to start your release. • Be careful and realistic about your job plans. Do not say that you will run a club, or work in the medical marijuana industry, or be in the entertainment field. Instead, plan on a job where you can get benefits and insurance. • Do not say anything about your case or claim your innocence. Only share that information with your attorney. • Share something that you are proud of. • If you need help when you are eventually released, put this in the letter. The Director and staff want you to be successful and may know agencies or people who can help you. Sample Letter to the Director: Director Bess: My name is Mitch Jones, #00000, case number 22-SL-CR 000212-01. I have court for sentencing on Friday October 29, 2023, before Judge Amy Allen, and my attorney is Tom Perez. The prosecutor is Albert Green. I have been in jail since May 1, 2022, and I have volunteered for a work assignment. For the last 14 months I've been in the kitchen and worked hard doing cooking, cleaning, and baking. My goal is to get a job in construction and obtain a position with a Union. I've worked construction jobs for many years. I really want to be an electrician. I have kept in contact with my family, and they visit monthly. Upon my release I'll live with my mother, Angel Jones, in Affton. While in jail I've participated in an art contest. I've studied for my GED and my case manager Sally Smith, is helping me prepare to take the test. I help people in the jail who have reading problems. Please consider writing a letter to the Judge on my behalf. Sincerely, Michael Jones October 10, 2023 St. Louis County Pretrial Release Supervision Program The St. Louis County Pretrial Release Supervision Program (PTRS) is an alternative to incarceration and provides offenders that are initially unable to post bond, the opportunity to be interviewed to determine eligibility for release from the jail under a supervised program. The objective of the PTRS is to remind the offender to report to court dates, attend any recommended treatment programs and successful adjudication of their cases. You may contact your attorney and ask them to recommend you for this

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