Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Community Justice Council - Racial Disparities Subcommittee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Tuesday, April 14, 2026  
12:15 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City  
County Building in Room 357; attend virtually  
via Zoom.  
Staff: Colleen Clark Bernhardt, Shar-Ron Buie, Jael Currie, Emelia Currin  
9 -  
Present  
WESLEY SPARKMAN, FABIOLA HAMDAN, PETER MIDDLETON, MATTHEW  
NORDQUIST, DENNIS FRANKLIN, TA'HIRY TIPTON, ANDRE JOHNSON, EDJRON  
PEARSON, and SIGNE MBAINAI  
1 - JONATHAN TRIGGS  
Excused  
Absent  
2 - ISMAEL OZANNE, and CHAD KEMP  
A. Call To Order  
Meeting called to order by at 12:17 pm.  
Mbainai  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Moved by Sparkman, seconded by Middleton. Minutes approved unanimously  
Mbainai  
MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 10TH, 2026 COMMUNITY JUSTICE COUNCIL  
RACIAL DISPARITIES SUBCOMMITTEE  
2025  
MIN-673  
Attachments: Minutes CJC RD 10-Feb-2026-09-11-28  
C. Action Items  
The Community Justice Council Executive Committee has requested that the  
Community Justice Council Racial Disparities Subcommittee consider addressing  
efforts on the reentry and reintegration components of the Community Justice  
Council Strategic Plan.  
Chair Mbainai moved to postpone the scheduled action item until after the  
presentation. There was no objection, and the agenda was adjusted accordingly  
Following discussion, a motion was made by Middleton and seconded by  
Sparkman for the subcommittee to formally focus on the reentry and  
reintegration aspects of the Community Justice Council Strategic Plan. The  
motion was adopted at 1:08 PM  
Pearson made a motion, which was seconded by Hamdan to contact the Council  
of State Governments to obtain additional information regarding a potential  
partnership and to explore any associated costs. This motion was made at 1:09  
PM.  
D. Presentations  
Director Colleen Clark-Bernhardt provided framing for the request by the  
Community Justice Council Executive Committee. She conveyed that the  
Community Justice Council Executive Committee has requested that the  
Community Justice Council Racial Disparities Subcommittee focus some effort on  
the reentry and reintegration components of the CJC Strategic Plan, and why this  
work may be suited to the Community Justice Council Racial Disparities  
Subcommittee  
Valerie Carpico and Jesse Kelley of the Council of State Governments delivered  
a presentation on the Council of State Governments Reentry 2030 initiative. The  
presenters explained how this initiative may be used to address issues related to  
reentry and reintegration in Dane County  
Reentry 2030: A Framework for Cities and Counties, Building Safer, Stronger Communities Through  
Reentry 2030.  
Presented by Valerie Carpico, Jesse Kelley and Susan Gottesfeld as presenters, Council of State  
Governments Justice Center.  
041426 REENTRY 2030 OVERVIEW DANE COUNTY  
2025  
PRES-305  
Attachments: 041426 Reentry 2030 OVERVIEW DANE COUNTY  
LOCAL REENTRY 2030 OVERVIEW  
2025  
PRES-304  
Attachments: Local Reentry 2030 Overview  
E. Reports to Committee  
None  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Future Agenda Items  
a. Youth Justice Presentation  
a. The next meeting will be on June 9, 2026 at 12:15 pm in a hybrid format  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None  
I. Adjourn  
Moved to adjourn by Sparkman, seconded by Middleton. Meeting adjourned at  
1:08 pm.  
Mbainai  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Shar-Ron Buie of the Office of Justice reform