New Coconino CJCC director expands Justice Bus events, plans warrant‑resolution outreach and children’s activity resource

The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council’s new director described expanded community outreach efforts at the Coconino County Board of Supervisors’ budget hearing, including a series of Justice Bus warrant‑resolution events in outlying communities and a draft activity book for children of incarcerated parents.

"One of the goals when I came forward was we had done traveling courts before, but we needed to brand this in a way that was really digestible and understandable and informational," said the CJCC director, Diana (title given as CJCC director in the transcript), who outlined a three‑event schedule that includes visits to Tuba City (an event held March 21), a planned warrant‑quashing event at the Flagstaff shelter and an upcoming stop in Page. Diana said organizers will include court staff, public‑defense and prosecution partners, the recorder’s office for voter registration assistance, and behavioral‑health organizations for on‑site intakes.

Diana said early surveys at the Tuba City event showed strong interest in mental‑health services; the Justice Bus program will therefore bring counselors and access workers to future stops. The CJCC director said the Flagstaff shelter event is a first for holding a warrant‑resolution and outreach event in a homeless shelter and that the city prosecutor has agreed to participate.

In addition to the outreach events, Diana described a draft children’s activity book produced with an intern that is specifically targeted at children of incarcerated parents. The book is a work in progress, she said, and reviewers have asked for a companion parent workbook and translations into other languages.

Why it matters

CJCC organizers described the events as remedies to barriers that prevent people from resolving warrants and restoring driver privileges, voter registration or housing eligibility; presenters framed the work as removing practical obstacles to employment and housing for people with outstanding warrants.

Speakers

- Diana — CJCC Director (title given in transcript; first name only) (government) - Judge Reid Ammon Barker — Superior Court (referenced as co‑presenter at March 25 board session) (government / judiciary) - Joe Carver — referenced as CJCC stakeholder partner at March 25 presentation (government/partner) - John Rodebaugh — Flagstaff city prosecutor (participation at shelter event noted) (government)

Clarifying details

- Justice Bus events: Tuba City event held March 21; Flagstaff shelter event scheduled for the day after the hearing; Page and other outlying community stops planned (source_speaker: Diana) - Children’s activity book: draft produced by CJCC staff and an intern; reviewers requested a companion parent workbook and multi‑language versions (source_speaker: Diana)

Discussion_vs_decision

- Discussion points: expand Justice Bus stops to reach remote communities; include behavioral‑health and voter registration services onsite; design child‑focused resources and a parent companion workbook. - Directions/assignments: CJCC will continue scheduling event stops, coordinate with recorder and public‑safety partners and refine the activity book for broader distribution; no formal county appropriation or new program approval was recorded in this hearing.

Proper names

- Justice Bus (program brand) - CJCC (Criminal Justice Coordinating Council) - Flagstaff Shelter (local shelter site)

Community relevance

- geographies: Tuba City, Flagstaff, Page and other outlying communities - impact_groups: people with outstanding warrants, residents experiencing housing instability, children of incarcerated parents, behavioral‑health service seekers - funding_sources: not specified during the presentation; CJCC indicated use of internal staff and partners for events

Provenance

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