Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Criminal Justice Council  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Thursday, January 27, 2022  
12:15 PM  
Virtual Zoom Meeting: See top of agenda for  
instructions on how to join the webinar or call in by  
phone.  
A. Call To Order  
Staff: Colleen Clark-Bernhardt, Lindsay Menard, Sarah Jensen  
Meeting called to order by Chair Eicher at 12:15 pm.  
Advisory Members Present: John Patterson, Todd Meurer, Aaron Chapin(joined at  
12:20pm), Troy Enger(joined at 12:30pm), Maureen McCarville(joined at 1:05pm)  
Advisory Members Excused: Satya Rhodes-Conway  
5 -  
Present  
VALERIE BAILEY-RIHN, Supervisor ANALIESE EICHER, CARLO ESQUEDA,  
ISMAEL OZANNE, and JOE PARISI  
1 - KALVIN BARRETT  
Excused  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
1. 2021  
MIN-574  
MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 9, 2021 CRIMINAL JUSTICE COUNCIL  
MEETING  
Attachments: 2021 MIN-574  
A motion was made by OZANNE, seconded by ESQUEDA, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
C. Action Items  
D. Presentations  
None  
1. Pennington County Jail Population Review Team  
Presented by: Pennington County Stakeholders  
Discussion of Pennington County demographics, population trends, and jail population.  
Two part jail review team with Oversight Committee and Jail Review Team. The purpose  
is to determine why individuals are in jail and what tools can be helpful to support them  
reentering the community.  
Discussion ensued. This initiative is largely targeted at people who cannot post bail, have  
failed to appear in the past, or have new information with their cases. Benefits of  
increased communication and collaboration across agencies. The team submits  
consolidated recommendations together to expedite process. When a judge authorizes  
release, the pretrial department staff meet with the individual to determine release  
requirements and connect them to necessary support. The potential for additional  
offenses occurs regardless of the procedure to release individuals pretrial. The most  
frequent violation of bail is related to substance use.  
a. 2021  
PRES-215  
PENNINGTON COUNTY SOUTH DAKOTA JAIL REVIEW TEAM  
PRESENTATION  
Attachments: 2021 PRES-215  
E. Reports to Committee  
1. Bail Discussion  
Presented by: Clark-Bernhardt, Esqueda, and Judge McNamara  
Overview of pretrial justice history and research in Dane County over past decade.  
Stakeholders discussed commitment to research and data driving Dane County  
decisions, Wisconsin statute requirements, as well as Constitutional guidance around  
bail and liberty.  
a. 2021  
PRES-216  
CASH BAIL IN DANE COUNTY: PRACTICES AND FREQUENTLY  
ASKED QUESTIONS PRESENTATION  
Attachments: 2021 PRES-216  
2. Criminal Justice Council (CJC) - Year in Review  
Presented by Clark-Bernhardt  
The 2021 CJC Year in Review has been completed and will be disseminated via email  
and website shortly.  
Criminal Justice Council - Year in Review - 2021  
2021  
RPT-867  
Attachments: 2021 RPT-867  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 12:15pm  
Clark-Bernhardt will hold one-on-one meetings with CJC members to discuss 2022 goals.  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None  
I. Adjourn  
A motion was made by OZANNE, seconded by ESQUEDA, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried unanimously.  
Meeting adjourned at 1:48 pm.  
Respectfully submitted by Sarah Jensen, pending council approval