The Abell Foundation engaged CRA to conduct a secondary data analysis on the Baltimore City pretrial population from 2013 to 2015.  This period was selected in consideration of the DeWolfe vs. Richmond decision by the Maryland Court of Appeals which mandated that indigent defendants are entitled to state‑furnished counsel at the initial appearance before a District Court Commissioner pursuant to Maryland Rule 4-213(a). The project sought to determine Failure to Appear (FTA) rates from Baltimore City District Court by type of release (e.g., type of bond, release on recognizance) and by offense type, as well as bond forfeitures on surety bonds, and the average time in jail before jail for those who had a bond but did not bond out compared to those held without bail.