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Lived-experience panels call for courtrooms, short-term units and post-release supports in jail redesign
Summary
JPOP presenters summarized panels that recommended two courtrooms to speed releases, short-term detention units for stays under 24 hours, adjacent program space for therapy and cultural practices, and immediate transportation and housing supports for people released from custody.
Representatives of the Justice Project Oversight and Planning (JPOP) committee presented key themes from lived-experience panels at the task force meeting on April 20, offering design and program recommendations to guide the new jail and behavioral care center.
Presenters said panelists and people with lived experience repeatedly called for courtroom capacity to accelerate hearings and releases, dedicated short-term detention space for stays under 24 hours, and multi-use program rooms for group…
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