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The '''Pretrial Services Agency (PSA)''' for the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]] (PSA) is a federal independent entity within the [[Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency]] (CSOSA). PSA has served the Nation's Capital for more than 50 years. The Agency assists judicial officers in both the Superior Court for the District of Columbia and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in formulating release recommendations and providing supervision and services to defendants awaiting trial that reasonably assure that those on conditional release return to court and do not engage in criminal activity. PSA has long been a leader in the D.C. criminal justice system and has been recognized nationally for its pretrial drug testing and innovative supervision and treatment programs.
The '''Pretrial Services Agency (PSA)''' for the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]] (PSA) is a federal independent entity within the [[Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency]] (CSOSA). PSA has served the Nation's Capital for more than 50 years.  
 
The Agency assists judicial officers in both the Superior Court for the District of Columbia and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in formulating release recommendations and providing supervision and services to defendants awaiting trial that reasonably assure that those on conditional release return to court and do not engage in criminal activity.  
 
PSA has long been a leader in the D.C. criminal justice system and has been recognized nationally for its pretrial drug testing and innovative supervision and treatment programs.


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==Funding==
==Funding==
- PSA's funding is part of the federal budget allocated to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia. Specific yearly amounts are not publicly detailed but are included in annual appropriations for DC's judicial system.
 
- Funding began with the agency's establishment in 1967 and continues without a specified end date.
* PSA's funding is part of the federal budget allocated to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia. Specific yearly amounts are not publicly detailed but are included in annual appropriations for DC's judicial system.
* Funding began with the agency's establishment in 1967 and continues without a specified end date.


==Leadership==
==Leadership==
The title of the leader of the program is **Director of the Pretrial Services Agency**.
The title of the leader of the program is Director of the Pretrial Services Agency.


==Website==
==Website==