What is a pretrial release program?

Of course, pretrial means before your trial. So any type of program in which were released from jail prior to your trial is known as pretrial release. It could be in the form of bail, own recognizance, or supervised release (meaning you will have to report often to the court's pretrial release program office on a regular basis, usually every week). After your trial or disposition of your case you are dismissed from your pretrial release program.