Baltimore County corrections officials are renewing a proposal to switch from in-person bail reviews to video proceedings, a move they said would boost courthouse security and cut back transportation costs.
Under existing policy, police officers must drive prisoners from precincts to district court buildings in Catonsville, Essex or Towson for bail reviews, consuming time when they could be on patrol, officials said. After exploring the proposal for several years, County Executive Jim Smith is slated to meet next week with corrections and police officials to discuss a plan to send arrestees to the county?s detention center in Towson, where a bail review hearing would be conducted via video to the district courts.
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