1. New Department of Criminal Justice Reform
Presented by Parisi
Criminal justice research has expanded and now is the time to commit more resources
and attention to it through the creation of the new Department of Criminal Justice
Reform. This department will work hand-in-hand with the CJC; the new department will
be a resource, not a replacement. Staff will be transferred and added to this
department.
Discussion ensued regarding the need for collaboration and coordination between
agencies. Discussion on timeline; hiring will begin shortly in the new year, and
operations will expand fully shortly thereafter.
Without objection, C1 was taken up before D2
C. Action Items
RECOMMENDATION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COUNCIL ON THE
FORMATION OF A CJC SUB-COMMITTEE TO GUIDE COMMUNITY
JUSTICE/COURT INITIATIVES IN DANE COUNTY
1.
Attachments:
A motion was made by ESQUEDA, seconded by PARISI, to create a subcommittee
to guide the community justice center/community court initiative in Dane County.
Discussion of recommendation, judicial role, and time commitment for members.
Discussion of how to approve subcommittee members; ask the community
organizations that were first consulted about the community justice center
initiative and inquire if they have the capacity to identify a designee.
The motion carried unanimously by voice vote.
D. Presentations
2. Community Court Grant and Next Steps
Clark-Bernhardt provided an update on the community court grant and highlighted the
press release that was released in October.
3. 2022 OA-028 Update
2022 OA-028 proposes changing the composition of the CJC. The ordinance
amendment would add two people with lived experience of past incarceration, one
person of lived experience with behavioral health expertise, and one person from the
Health & Human Needs standing committee. The ordinance amendment would also
codify subcommittees, subcommittee membership, and advisory membership roles of
the CJC. The CJC chair would make appointments.