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, June 9, 2026  
12:15 PM  
City County Building 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.  
Room 354  
Staff: Colleen Clark Bernhardt, Shar-Ron Buie, Tamarine Cornelius, Jael Currie,  
Delia Young  
9 -  
Present  
ISMAEL OZANNE, WESLEY SPARKMAN, FABIOLA HAMDAN, PETER  
MIDDLETON, TA'HIRY TIPTON, ANDRE JOHNSON, SARAH KRAHN, EDJRON  
PEARSON, and SIGNE MBAINAI  
3 - JONATHAN TRIGGS, MATTHEW NORDQUIST, and DENNIS FRANKLIN  
Excused  
Absent  
1 - CHAD KEMP  
A. Call To Order  
Meeting called to order by at 12:16 pm.  
Mbainai  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Moved by Ozanne, seconded by Johnson. Minutes approved unanimously  
Mbainai  
MINUTES OF THE APRIL 14TH, 2026 COMMUNITY JUSTICE COUNCIL  
RACIAL DISPARITIES SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING  
2026  
MIN-095  
Attachments: CJC RD Minutes April 14th-2026-03-15-08  
C. Action Items  
D. Presentations  
None  
A presentation of the attached slides on youth justice, with emphasis on racial  
disparities of youth in the system. Discussion ensued regarding:  
Employment services for youth  
MOUs with local governments law enforcement regarding referrals for restorative  
justice, and a new pathway for referrals that do not involve law enforcement  
Involvement of youths’ family in the intake process  
Extent to which victim input affects the justice process  
Reasons for the low rate of involvement of Hispanic youth in the justice process  
Efforts to intervene before youth are involved in the justice system  
2026  
PRES-043  
YJP - From Population to Corrections - Presentation to CJC-RD  
Attachments:  
YJP - From Population to Corrections - Presentation to CJC-RD -  
2026.06.09  
Youth Justice and Prevention Presented by Andre Johnson and Ariel Barak, Dane  
County Department of Human Services  
E. Reports to Committee  
Colleen Clark-Bernhardt, Director of the Office of Justice Reform, provided an update on a collaboration  
with the Council on State Governments in identifying potential federal grant opportunities. At this point  
the search continues for opportunities that fit with Dane County priorities.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
The next meeting will be on August 11, 2026 at 12:15 pm in a hybrid format  
The next meeting will be on August 11, 2026 at 12:15pm 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 Pearson, seconded by Hamdan. Meeting Adjourned at 1:29  
pm.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Shar-Ron Buie of the Office of Justice reform.