Pretrial Services Supervision Unit

The Court Appointed Attorney will meet you at your next court date.

To inquire about someone in the Oakland County Jail, call (248) 858-1800.

You are not required to meet with a case manager in person. However, you must contact your case manager, as directed. You are required to contact your case manager until you have been sentenced.

PTS/Electronic Monitoring Rules

If you have an outstanding bench warrant, you should turn yourself into the court to be arraigned on the warrant. Be prepared to post bond and receive notification of your next court date.

You are required to report in by telephone as specified by a case manager to ensure that you are complying with your condition of random testing set forth by the court. A case manager will monitor your testing by receiving copies of your results from the drug testing program to make sure you are testing as ordered and refraining from drug/alcohol use. Progress reports are sent to the court regarding your compliance.

If you are in need of services for mental health/substance abuse and you have no insurance, the Oakland Community Health Network (248) 464-6363 provides services to Oakland County residents. If you are a Wayne County resident contact Herman Kiefer at (313) 876-4070 for services. For more resources, please visit our Resources page.

Electronic monitoring is a system of home confinement aimed at monitoring, controlling and modifying the behavior of defendants. The defendant wears an electronic bracelet/anklet or other electronic device in accordance with conditions set by the courts. The tethered person is monitored by a private tether company, but supervised by the Pretrial Services Supervision Electronic Monitoring Unit. The person must remain in the home under surveillance unless authorized to leave for employment, school, participation in a community treatment program, or similar activities.

There are several types of electronic monitoring devices utilized by Oakland County Community Corrections. For a full description of each device, visit our Electronic Monitoring page.

Fees vary depending on the device. Call (248) 451-2310 (option 5) and ask for the Pretrial Supervision Unit.

The defendant is responsible for all fees.

The court determines the type of device.

First, the bond must be posted before paying for a tether. Once the bond is posted or scheduled to be posted, a reference or community member must also contact the Electronic Monitoring Unit. A case manager will discuss the tether fees and schedule an appointment for the defendant to be tethered. Once the date, time, and location for the hookup have been arranged, the relative or friend will meet a representative from the tether company at the jail to pay for the tether.