IPRTF - Pretrial Processes Workgroup - Feb. 6, 2026

Pretrial Processes Work Group, Incarceration Reduction Prevention Task Force (Whatcom County) · February 6, 2026

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Judge Jones (Whatcom County Superior Court) opened the meeting, identified the body as a pretrial processes work group of the Incarceration Reduction Prevention Task Force, and listed two agenda items: presentation of a PSA validation study by Dr. Hamilton and, time permitting, a briefing from Alan about pretrial services operation.

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Members of the Whatcom County Incarceration Reduction Prevention Task Force pretrial processes work group heard a prospective validation of the Public Safety Assessment (PSA) from Dr. Zach Hamilton, who reported weak-to-moderate discrimination, poor calibration (over‑predicting risk), and evidence of group bias; the group agreed to schedule a follow-up meeting to discuss next steps.

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