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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-06-2021 Criminal Justice Subcommittee Minutes MEETING MINUTES CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNITY JUSTICE COLLABORATING COUNCIL December 6, 2021 12:00 PM St. Croix County Government Center -Room 1281 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER Judge Waterman called the meeting to order at 12:00 PM. ROLL CALL Attendee OrganizationTitleStatusArrived Name Kristi SeversonSt. Croix Clerk of Circuit CourtPresent County Gordon YoungSt. Croix Chief, River Falls Police Dept.Excused County Cathy St. Croix SCCSO Chief DeputyPresent BorgschatzCounty Scott St. Croix Hon. Scott J. Nordstrand, Br. 1Excused NordstrandCounty Bob FeidlerSt. Croix Supervisor, Chair of PP&JPresent County Phillip GalliSt. Croix Visiting Professor, UWRFExcused County Karl AndersonSt. Croix District AttorneyPresent County Laurie OsbergSt. Croix Regional Manager, Office Of Absent CountyState Public Defender Kris AndersonSt. Croix Jail CaptainAbsent County Sharlene St. Croix Behavioral Health Adminstrator Present Lopez County Travis Satorius St. Croix Present County Craig J. St. Croix Supervisor, Division of Present Hooyman County Community Corrections Mike St. Croix Hon. Michael Waterman, Br. 4 Present Waterman County Also present: Matt Kennet (RFPD), Shelby Hilden, Ali Bolstad, Tina Sitz, Rebecca Schultz, Katy Peavey, Susan Capparelli. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the Community Justice Collaborating Council Regular Meeting November 1, 2021 12:00 PM Minutes were accepted as presented. RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Discussion continued from our last meeting about creating a "Warrant Day" - this is still a work in progress. Travis Satorius states that a current morning time on January 21st 8AM - 11AM has been tentatively slated. Language has been drafted to be posted/published likely within the courthouse, online, in the community. There is an issue of how to address those with warrants outside the county. Will law enforcement be there to screen everyone? How will this impact those showing if there is potential for arrest? We want people to come in and feel safe to do so and address their warrant. DA Anderson will need to speak to that. There's also question as to what types of warrants - felony/misdemeanor? What is the cutoff? Travis indicates that if we wish to have resolution, we need to be open to being flexible. There has been success in other jurisdictions and many warrants are addressed quite well. Even a handful is progress forward. We may need to do this several times and doesn't hurt us to try. DA Anderson feels we do need to be clear about our folks on warrant - review their cases - we don't wish to have a repeat of serious cases that have occurred in WI recently. We must actively check on warrants as a whole on someone to be safe. Travis noted that most defendants with SCC only cases would likely be the ones showing. Judge Waterman asked if consideration has been made for DOC warrants. DA Anderson thought it would be beneficial to have DOC here. DA Anderson states SCC Information Officer will assist with getting the published info out; DA has given him the language. RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. "Interpreter Day" Discussion Judge Waterman states he has had conversations with stakeholders on this type of endeavor. Anytime someone that is not an English Language speaker is in court, we require an interpreter; most of the interpreters are Spanish speaking. Numerous other language interpreters are needed, predominantly Spanish. The range for an interpreter could be fifteen minutes on a Tuesday, or thirty on a Thursday and then in the morning on a Friday and latter afternoon the same Friday; this scenario is not efficient. The idea is to have a blocked day/time specific to the use of an interpreter, and have Defense, DA, and a court committed to same to hear all of the cases at once. Judge Waterman indicates that he has Defense available and he will volunteer to put this together with parameters on how it will operate. Travis noted some other counties set aside on intake day a month at the end of that intake to fulfill, so that it is consistent. Judge Waterman added these would be misdemeanors, not felonies as those would stay with the assigned Judge. Blocking this time would be a huge cost savings as well as the Clerk's office is required to pay in two hour increments and mileage. RESULT: DISCUSSED 3. Continued Discussion on Justice Support Center (JSC) - Pretrial Services Judge Waterman prefaced the conversation by bringing the forward the information about what an "ideal" Pretrial Program (based upon National Pretrial standards), would look like, and the Justice Services document in the Agenda packet was introduced. This new program is being produced from scratch; the Day Report Center out of the Sheriff's Office is no longer present and we are working toward all new programming. Justice Services has been creating an all new civilian model Pretrial Program of which policy and procedure must be legally defensible; staff must be available and well-trained; and old systems that once were, must be altered to new systems based upon these National Standards. We can look to counties all around SCC and see the merits of Pretrial programming and also see how to move forward with many of the issues that have already been worked out in others' and build on positives that have occurred as well. The framework is out there readily available to make sure we are doing it right. Judge Waterman also pointed out that we also can no longer treat the newly forming program the same as our County has come accustomed to treating the Day Report Center - the two models are entirely different. Susan Capparelli addressed the group on the documents and where the program is at and where it is headed. Judge Waterman drew the group to the proposed mission statement for the Pretrial program - noting that as a separate department, the mission statement could be independently developed but is in agreement with Susan that all stakeholders need to agree on the mission, the work of this program in the County to have full buy-in to make it work. The group agreed and began review of the mission statement. DA Anderson noted his thoughts, as did Travis Satorius. Susan will bring back a final version with some alterations per the group discussion. RESULT: DISCUSSED 4. Justice Support Center Electronic Monitor/Response Protocol Coordinator, Shelby Hilden addressed the group concerning the monitor/response protocol for after hours GPS/SCRAM notification. We have had a contract in place, however, the issues of staffing that are creating havoc across the Nation are also impacting the monitoring centers. The enhanced protocol that has been agreed to has been less than perfect. Ramsey County and others across the State have gone to a semi- enhanced model of response next day for lower level incidents - especially, uncharged batteries, etc. Higher level responses need to got o Dispatch. The group discussed the level of response SCC has had and there was a general consensus that this needs to be further discussed/clarified. We currently have five people on GPS monitoring - there are systems in place to support the enhanced protocol that are holding but require more clarity to be long-term protocols. Susan will bring the topic to the full Judiciary for further discussion. RESULT: DISCUSSED REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Judge Waterman suggested with the short month that we meet again in February as opposed to again in January. Judge asked for any thoughts from the group on future agenda items - to be sent to Susan - ongoing Pretrial Program. ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE ADJOURN Judge Waterman adjourned the meeting at 1:00 PM. DATE OF NEXT MEETING Monday, February 7th.