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CJC subcommittee discusses weaving racial equity into priorities; members emphasize alternatives to incarceration, behavioral health and reentry
Summary
During the same meeting, members of the CJC racial disparities subcommittee discussed a strategic planning process (to be finalized by September) and recommended priority areas including alternatives to incarceration, behavioral health/substance-use response, reentry, housing and maximizing existing programs.
Members of the Criminal Justice Council (CJC) racial disparities subcommittee spent a portion of the meeting discussing a CJC strategic planning process and how the subcommittee should prioritize racial equity within that plan. The planning timeline cited in the discussion calls for a strategic plan to be "buttoned up by September," and staff said the CJC executive supported the Office of Justice Reform in leading the strategy work.
Why it matters: committee members framed racial equity as a cross-cutting requirement for program design and highlighted areas where targeted work could reduce disparities in incarceration and court outcomes.
Discussion highlights
- Alternatives to incarceration: multiple members said…
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