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Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force Meeting Information
The next regularly scheduled Task Force meeting is scheduled 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. on July 18, 2022. Meetings are held in a hybrid format. Members of the public may attend via Zoom webinar using the join link below or in person at the County Council office located at 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 105. All IPRTF members will participate remotely via Zoom.
Members of the public joining the Zoom Webinar online or by phone will enter the meeting without audio or video controls. The Webinar Host will invite members of the public to speak at the appropriate time during the meeting.
- Link to join webinar
- Call-in phone number: 253-215-8782
- Meeting/Webinar ID: 878 1518 5395
- Password: 17783
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2022 Task Force Meeting Documents
DATE | AGENDA | PACKET | VIDEO | MEETING SUMMARY | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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| June 13, 2022 | Agenda | Packet (Amended) | Video | Summary | |
| May 16, 2022 | Agenda (Amended) | Packet (Amended) | Video | Summary | LEAD Presentation Racial Justice Consortium Presentation |
| April 18, 2022 | Agenda | Packet | Video | Summary | |
| March 21, 2022 | Agenda | Packet | Video | Summary | |
| February 14, 2022 | Agenda (Amended) | Packet (Amended) | Video | Summary | |
| January 10, 2022 | Agenda | Packet | Video | Summary |
2021 Task Force Meeting Documents
DATE | AGENDA | PACKET | AUDIO / VIDEO | MEETING SUMMARY | NOTES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 13, 2021 | Agenda Amended | Packet Amended | Video | Summary | |
| November 15, 2021 | Agenda | Packet | Video | Summary | Jail Presentation |
| October 18, 2021 | Agenda | Packet | Video | Summary | |
| September 20, 2021 | Agenda | Packet | Video | Summary | Dr. Alexes Harris Presentation |
| July 26, 2021 Special Meeting | Agenda | Packet | Video | Summary | |
| July 19, 2021 | Agenda | Packet | Video | 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 | |
| 2020 Task Force Meeting Documents |
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| DATE | AGENDA | PACKET | AUDIO | MEETING SUMMARY | ADDITIONAL INFORMAITON |
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| 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 |
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| August 3, 2020 | Agenda | Committee Summaries |
Audio | Summary | |
| February 3, 2020 | Agenda | Packet | Audio | Summary | Handout: Draft Supplemental Budget Request |
| 2019 Task Force Meeting Documents |
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| DATE | AGENDA | PACKET | AUDIO | MEETING SUMMARY | MEETING HANDOUTS |
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| 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) |
| 2018 Task Force Meeting Documents |
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| 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 |
| 2017 Task Force Meeting Documents |
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| 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:
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| 2016 Task Force Meeting Documents |
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| Date | Agenda | Packet | Audio | Meeting Summary | Notes and Meeting Handouts |
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| 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:
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| January 11, 2016 | Agenda | Packet | Audio | Summary | Handout from Breean Beggs: Smart Justice Options for Whatcom County from Spokane |
| Meeting Documents |
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| DATE | AGENDA | PACKET | AUDIO | MEETING SUMMARY | MEETING HANDOUTS | |
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| October 19, 2015 |
Agenda |
Packet |
Meeting audio |
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October 5, 2015
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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 |
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| 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 |
| Meeting Documents |
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| DATE | AGENDA | PACKET | AUDIO | MEETING SUMMARY | MEETING HANDOUTS | |
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| October 19, 2015 |
Agenda |
Packet |
Meeting audio |
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October 5, 2015
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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 |
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| 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 |
| 2015 Task Force Meeting Documents |
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| DATE | AGENDA | PACKET | AUDIO | MEETING SUMMARY | MEETING HANDOUTS |
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| 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 | |
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October 5, 2015
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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 |
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| 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. 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 2022 regular meeting schedule is:
- January 10, 2022
- February 14, 2022
- March 21, 2022
- April 18, 2022
- May 16, 2022
- June 13, 2022
- July 18, 2022
- August 15, 2022
- September 19, 2022
- October 17, 2022
- November 14, 2022
- December 19, 2022