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JOTF RECOMMENDATIONS SUMMARY
RECOMMENDATIONS
REPORT Centralize Strategic Planning Communications Jail Space Manage Corrections Pretrial Defendant Population Alternative Programs/ Early
Information Release
National Institute of ▪ Reconfigure the various ▪ Create a community ▪ Review the ongoing jail ▪ Prepare an information ▪ Create an up-front screening ▪ Expand programs in the jail
Corrections justice systems’ committees education and outreach study and consider the plan to regularly monitor and assessment process with their continuation in the
into a Washtenaw County group to educate citizens adequacy of the facility. the corrections system, ▪ Create a defendant/offender community.
Criminal Justice Collaborating and garner support. ▪ Increase the number of including the jail, the courts management center
Council (CJCC). ▪ Notify the Public beds in the corrections and community
▪ Equip CJCC with full-time Defender’s Office of facility. corrections.
Coordinator appointments ▪ Track performance
▪ Charge CJCC with immediately through
conducting strategic planning. electronic means
Public Safety & ▪ Create infrastructure ▪ Integrate customer Not applicable ▪ Document existing ▪ Review and improve pre-trial ▪ Strengthen re-integration or
Justice Community necessary for sharing service interface with processes and incarceration programs. re-entry services for inmates.
of Interest accountability public safety and justice collaborations to ▪ Implement a coordinated
▪ Identify goals shared by so that customer understand structures initiative with other
public safety and human experiences an already in place. Communities of Interest to find
services. integrated court system. ▪ Develop an integrated and divert the mentally ill in the
▪ Support the long term space information system that judicial system, ensure
needs of the corrections spans from 9-11 to court treatment options and
system by developing and disposition alternatives to incarceration.
implementing a comprehensive
space plan.
▪ Continue to support the
unified court system.
Jail Space Report Assumptions for jail space are Not Applicable Choose one of the Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable
contingent on development and following three options:
implementation of the CJCC ▪ Do nothing
▪ Construct a new facility
▪ Expand current facility
Community ▪ Develop a cross-system Not Applicable Not Applicable ▪ Develop a 2-5 year Not Applicable Not Applicable
Corrections Report criminal/social justice issues coordinated tech. plan in
policy group partnership with County
▪ Review current org. structure ITS.
and redesign org. processes
REPORT Centralize Strategic Planning Communications Jail Space Corrections Information Decrease Pretrial Defendant Alternative Programs/Early
Population Release
Jail Pre-trial ▪ Establish a standing Jail ▪ Develop a checklist to ▪ Conduct a systematic ▪ Develop a unified criminal ▪ Use a “Summons” when ▪ Reduce sentence dates for in-
Subcommittee Population Management track process flow of evaluation of overall justice management info. requested by Prosecuting Atty. to custody felony offenders from 4
Committee. judgement sentences. capacity required for center. avoid the issuance of arrest to 3 weeks post-conviction.
▪ Develop/maintain an County jail. ▪ Process all paperwork warrants for nonviolent offenders. ▪ Allow for automatic release of
updated electronic bench required for transportation ▪ Schedule pre-trial hearings 1 selected nonviolent offenders
book to provide judges of a sentenced individual week after un-sentenced inmates on personal recognizance in
with easy access to within 4 days. waive their preliminary exams. the 2nd stage of overcrowding.
current info on available ▪ Develop a monthly report ▪ Develop mental health ▪ Allow for the early
sentencing alternatives to the Court and others resources for assessment and release/transfer to Comm.
that details jail population pre-trial monitoring. Corrections of targeted inmates
management statistics with ▪ Develop a court-wide pre-trial who successfully complete
the goal of measuring the release program. treatment plans.
appropriate use of the jail. ▪ Use the “Show Cause” to avoid ▪ Develop a local probation
issuing bench warrants residential center.
▪ Expand the use of alcohol
tethers.
Jail Mental Health Not yet recorded
Diversion Task
Force
Probation Not Applicable ▪ Communicate the Not Applicable ▪ Improve data Not applicable ▪ Subcontract PRC
Residential Center purposes, benefits and management practices and management and operations
proven successes of integrate data systems. with a nonprofit service agency.
PRC to judges and ▪ Urge broader sentencing
probation agents. guidelines for PA 511 eligibility.
SCAO Statewide ▪ Convene stakeholders to ▪ Promote regular candid Not Applicable. ▪ Collect and regularly ▪ Develop a prê-trial services ▪ Provide judges with a range
Recommendations review jail population data and communication between review statistics on jail program operated by the court. of sentencing alternatives.
to identify policies, procedural agencies. population.
changes and programs to ▪ Use media relations to ▪ Achieve strong and
alleviate jail crowding. engage citizens. effective caseflow
management.
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