Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force Meeting Information

The IPR Task Force will hold a special meeting on Monday, July 26, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. via Zoom Webinar. The next regularly scheduled Task Force meeting is scheduled 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. on September 20, 2021. This will be a remote-only virtual Zoom webinar.

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2021 Task Force Meeting Documents

DATE	AGENDA	PACKET	AUDIO / VIDEO	MEETING SUMMARY	NOTES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
July 26, 2021 Special Meeting	Agenda	Packet	Video
July 19, 2021	Agenda	Packet	Video	Draft Summary
June 14, 2021	Agenda	Packet	Video	Summary	Mural Project Presentation
May 17, 2021	Agenda	Packet	Video	Summary
April 19, 2021	Agenda	Packet	Video	Summary
March 15, 2021	Agenda	Packet	Video	Summary
February 1, 2021	Agenda	Packet	Video	Summary
January 4, 2021	Agenda	Packet	Video	Summary

DATE	AGENDA	PACKET	AUDIO	MEETING SUMMARY	ADDITIONAL INFORMAITON
November 2, 2020	Agenda	See Additional Information	Video	Summary	GARE Toolkit BH Crisis Response System Expansion GARE Example: Tacoma GARE Example: San Francisco
October 5, 2020	Agenda	Packet	Video	Summary
August 3, 2020	Agenda	Committee Summaries	Audio	Summary
February 3, 2020	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: Draft Supplemental Budget Request

DATE	AGENDA	PACKET	AUDIO	MEETING SUMMARY	MEETING HANDOUTS
December 16, 2019	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: Presentation slide on jail data and trends
October 14, 2019	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	N/A
August 12, 2019	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: Intergovernmental Policy Academy Action Plans Handout: Substitute House Bill 1406 Information Sheet
June 10, 2019	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: Proposed motions
April 15, 2019	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: WCC 1.28 Correctional Facilities Standards
February 4, 2019	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: Criminal Justice Treatment Account (CJTA) Info Handout: Letters to/from Health Care Authority (HCA)

DATE	AGENDA	PACKET	AUDIO	MEETING SUMMARY	MEETING HANDOUTS
November 26, 2018	Agenda	Packet Packet Supplemental	Audio	Summary	Handout: Middlesex County Sheriff's Office MATADOR Program Handout: BJA Peer Exchange MAT Reentry Programs Handout: The MATADOR Program
October 15, 2018	Agenda*	Packet*	Audio	Summary	* Revised agenda & packet Handout: Washington Apple Health (Medicaid) changes
September 17, 2018	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	N/A
August 6, 2018	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: Report on Whatcom County Criminal Justice & Public Safety Listening Tour House Bill 2437
July 16, 2018	Agenda	Packet Revised	Audio	Summary	N/A
June 11, 2018	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	N/A
May 14, 2018	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: Grant opportunity from the Urban Institute Safety + Justice Challenge
April 2, 2018	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handouts from Christopher Poulos, Washington Reentry Council WSIPP Information on Inventory Adult Corrections Programs
March 5, 2018	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: City of Bellingham Friendship Diversion Services Handout: Snohomish County Diversion Center Handout: District Court Info
February 5, 2018	Agenda (updated)	Packet (updated)	Audio	Summary	N/A
January 8, 2018	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Full Planning Summary Report with Survey Results

DATE	AGENDA	PACKET	AUDIO	MEETING SUMMARY	MEETING HANDOUTS
December 18, 2017	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Draft Summary
November 27, 2017	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Draft Summary
October 23, 2017	Agenda	Draft report	Audio	Draft Summary	Presentation of draft Final Report from Vera Institute of Justice consultants.
September 25, 2017	Agenda	Packet 1 Packet 2 Packet 3	Audio	Draft Summary	(This month's packet is divided into three sections due to size.) N/A
August 28, 2017	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	N/A
July 10, 2017	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	VERA Institute Preliminary Data Report and Presentation
May 22, 2017	Agenda	Packet *	Audio	Summary	* Packet is a large document that may take time to open.
April 13, 2017 Special Meeting	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: Whatcom County Jail Alternatives Handout: VERA Institute presentation
April 12, 2017 Special Meeting	N/A	N/A	Audio	N/A	VERA Institute System Mapping Exercise: Power Point Presentation DRAFT System Map: Municipal Court DRAFT System Map: Superior Court
March 27, 2017	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary
February 27, 2017	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: January 2017 Update on Bellingham Municipal Court Jail Alternatives to Incarceration.
January 23, 2017	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: Presentation from VERA Institute consultants Handout: Presentation Proposal from Restorative Community Coalition Documents referenced at meeting: Philadelphia Study: Distortion of Justice Harris County Study: The Downstream Consequences of Misdemeanor Pretrial Detention VERA Institute: The Price of Jails Arnold Foundation: Pretrial Criminal Justice Research Summary

Date	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Meeting Summary	Notes and Meeting Handouts
December 12, 2016	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: Comments and handout from Morgan
November 8, 2016	N/A	N/A	AM Audio PM Audio	N/A	Vera System Mapping Exercise
November 7, 2016	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: Vera Institute Powerpoint Presentation Handout: Jail Population Control Measures
October 17, 2016	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary
September 12, 2016	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: August 2016 Sentencing Summary Report
August 15, 2016	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: District Court Monthly Check-in Reporting Program
July 11, 2016	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: City of Bellingham June 2016 Home Monitoring Report Handout: Civil Commitments and their frequent interface with the Criminal Justice System
June 6, 2016	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: City of Bellingham First Quarter Home Monitoring Report
May 2, 2016	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Yakima Smart Pretrial Implementation Plan
April 4, 2016	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: Various Documents
March 7, 2016	Agenda	Packet	Not Available	Summary	Handout: Various Documents Handout: Performance Measures Handout: Syschema
February 16, 2016	Agenda	N/A	Audio	Summary	Handout: Phase One Report
February 1, 2016	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handouts: Letters from Mayor Linville and Executive Louws Draft Task Force Letter Phase One Report and Appendices
January 11, 2016	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout from Breean Beggs: Smart Justice Options for Whatcom County from Spokane

DATE	AGENDA	PACKET	AUDIO	MEETING HANDOUTS

October 19, 2015	Agenda	Packet	Meeting audio
October 5, 2015	Agenda	Packet	Meeting audio	Handout: Whatcom County Jail Offender Population Profile Handout: City of Bellingham Jail Prevention, Alternative & Diversion Programs Handout: Whatcom County 2015 Criminal Justice Diversion Program Funding
September 21, 2015	Agenda	Packet	Meeting audio	Sequential Intercepts for Developing Criminal Justice - Mental Health Partnerships Use of Sequential Intercept Model Letter to Task Force from Judge Deborra Garrett

DATE	AGENDA	PACKET	AUDIO	MEETING HANDOUTS

October 19, 2015	Agenda	Packet	Meeting audio
October 5, 2015	Agenda	Packet	Meeting audio	Handout: Whatcom County Jail Offender Population Profile Handout: City of Bellingham Jail Prevention, Alternative & Diversion Programs Handout: Whatcom County 2015 Criminal Justice Diversion Program Funding
September 21, 2015	Agenda	Packet	Meeting audio	Sequential Intercepts for Developing Criminal Justice - Mental Health Partnerships Use of Sequential Intercept Model Letter to Task Force from Judge Deborra Garrett

DATE	AGENDA	PACKET	AUDIO	MEETING SUMMARY	MEETING HANDOUTS
December 14, 2015	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: Healthcare Reform Presentation
November 30, 2015	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handouts: various documents
November 16, 2015	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	N/A
November 2, 2015	Agenda	Packet	Audio	Summary	Handout: Smart Justice: Pre-booking and Pre-Charging Alternatives
October 19, 2015	Agenda	Packet	Audio		N/A
October 5, 2015	Agenda	Packet	Audio		Handout: Whatcom County Jail Offender Population Profile Handout: City of Bellingham Jail Prevention, Alternative & Diversion Programs Handout: Whatcom County 2015 Criminal Justice Diversion Program Funding
September 21, 2015	Agenda	Packet	Audio		Sequential Intercepts for Developing Criminal Justice - Mental Health Partnerships Use of Sequential Intercept Model Letter to Task Force from Judge Deborra Garrett

Upcoming Task Force meetings are scheduled every other month from 9-11 a.m. ~~in the Courthouse Fifth Floor Conference Rooms 513/514 at 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham~~. Meetings are currently being held via remote-only virtual Zoom Webinar. Additional meetings may be scheduled as needed. Please check this webpage periodically for confirmed meeting information. The 2021 regular meeting schedule is:

January 4
February 1
March 15
April 19
May 17
June 14
July 19
August 16
September 20
October 18
November 15
December 13