IPRTF - Justice Project Oversight and Planning Committee - Feb. 19, 2026

Justice Project Oversight and Planning Committee · February 20, 2026

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Call to order, opening remarks, land acknowledgement

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Meeting called to order; facilitator Holly O'Neil and co-chairs Hannah Sloan and Tasha Thompson welcomed participants and read a Coast Salish land acknowledgement; logistics and ground rules for public participation (raise hand, video/mute) were given.

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A Justice Project Oversight and Planning Committee panel on Feb. 19, 2026 focused on why Indigenous people are overrepresented in the Whatcom County Jail and what design, programming and tribal–county partnerships could reduce that disproportionality. Panelists with lived experience urged culturally grounded services, expanded reentry options and stronger tribal collaboration as the county plans a new jail and related workshops.

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