Does the PSA help judges assign financial conditions of release?

No. The PSA is not designed to determine monetary conditions of release. In fact, the PSA helps jurisdictions limit or completely eliminate money as a condition of release. Financial conditions of release favor those with wealth and discriminate against those who are poor. They can also result in the release of people who pose a danger to public safety but can afford to buy their freedom. The PSA helps pretrial decision-makers shift from a system that relies on money to determine release to one that relies on information about the likelihood of returning to court for future hearings and remaining arrest-free while on pretrial release.