1:58 → 3:15(1m 17s)
Chair (identified later in transcript as Chair Pardee) called the meeting to order, directed roll call (several members present; 10 present, 2 absent). Kylie Thompson was introduced as the presenter for the session and asked to begin orientations. Chair asked members to hold questions until presentations completed.
Joint Finance Committee orientations for the Department of Correction, Department of Safety & Homeland Security, DELGIS and Department of Justice; detailed questioning focused on corrections health and pharmacy contract costs, the planned closure of Plummer Community Corrections Center and reentry supports, and several departmental budget requests. Public commenters and nonprofit partners urged investments in reentry services and limits on incarceration for technical probation violations.
