CRIMINAL JUSTICE MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

March 19, 2008

Administrative Center Room B190

7:30 a.m.

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order at 7:31 a.m. 

MISCELLANEOUS

Justice Sanctions is applying for a federal grant through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services for enhancing or increasing treatment courts. Jane had previously sent around the letter to the CJMC asking for their support.

APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 20, 2008 MINUTES OF THE CJMC

MOTION by Burke/Belzer to approve the February 20, 2008 minutes of the Criminal Justice Management Council carried unanimously.  (Montabon, Doyle, Nesbitt, Locante, Schwandt & Kusch excused)

PUBLIC COMMENT

There was no public comment.

UPDATE ON WOMEN’S COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAM

Jane distributed a report that was prepared for the Health & Human Services Board and Judiciary and Law Committee which gives an update for the Women’s Community Based Correctional Program.  We are working with the YWCA on this project and have received one proposal from a real estate agent to begin looking for housing.  The YWCA has hired a case manager for the program.  We are on track to find a place by summer and begin referring women within the next 2-3 weeks. 

UPDATE FROM CJMC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The judges will begin using LSI’s to more clearly identify needs of particular individuals when there is insufficient information in the sentencing process.   Only misdemeanor cases will be referred as felony convictions warrant a pre-sentence investigation. A list of criteria was established as to how  the  LSI’s will be utilized and the judges will determine how many referrals are made to Justice Sanctions. The process will be monitored by the executive committee.

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USE THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS REGARDING 17 YEAR OLD JUVENILE OFFENDERS

The Carey report suggested that we begin using the Decision Making Process to discuss issues, so it was decided to use this process to discuss 17 year olds being put back in the juvenile system. Jane distributed data on 17 year olds charged in 2007 and 17 year olds incarcerated in 2007.  There was discussion on whether or not the CJMC should focus on this issue or not since it is a State-wide policy issue.   MOTION by Belzer/Knothe to determine whether we will take on state-wide policy issues carried unanimously.  (Montabon, Doyle, Nesbitt, Locante, Schwandt & Kusch excused).   MOTION by Hampson/Gonzalez that the CJMC undertake an investigation of 17 year olds are processed in La Crosse County who were charged in 2007 so that we can better understand their history carried unanimously.  (Montabon, Doyle, Nesbitt, Locante, Schwandt & Kusch excused).  Tim, Bill, Jane and Jerry, (along with the Sheriff and Wayde Anger) will give a presentation on this at the next CJMC meeting.    

REPORT ON WARRANT REVIEWS

Pam Radtke and Tim Gruenke met to discuss outstanding criminal warrants.  They decided that every January Pam will give Tim a list of all of the outstanding warrants for old crimes from the past six years or more ( which is the statute of limitations).  Most of these will be dismissed. 

For unpaid fines, the Clerk of Courts is now using Tax Intercept and a collection agency.  We should have criteria by which once we have made these collection offers, we have a systematic procedure for doing this. Steve O’Malley will discuss these procedures with the people involved and report back at the next meeting. 

NEXT MONTH AGENDA:

1.  Should the CJMC address policy issues and if so, how do we do that?

2.  Report on the history of 17-year olds in the system

3.  Unpaid fines – Steve O’Malley

ADJOURN

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:25 a.m.

The above minutes may be approved, amended or corrected at the next Council meeting.

Recorded by Terri Pavlic