Public Meeting Notice

Public Meeting Notice  Justice-Involved Women Panel Meeting

Monday, August 3, 2020
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • Posted: July 30, 2020 3:01 p.m.
  • Last Updated: December 3, 2020 7:10 p.m.

Overview   of Justice-Involved Women Panel Meeting

A meeting of the Justice-Involved Women Panel will be held on August 3, 2020 from 11:00AM-1:00PM via Webex at the following link: https://statema.webex.com/statema/j.php?MTID=m1f71d904e52e7186482e8fa10fd0623e

Meeting Minutes

  1. Welcome from Chairwoman Hallett

                   Chairwoman Hallett introduced new member, Hema Sarang-Sieminski. Members                      went around and introduced themselves.

 

  1. Vote on Previous Meeting Minutes

There was a motion to approve the June meeting minutes by Patty Murphy and seconded by Senator Friedman. There was a roll call vote taken and the motion passed unanimously.

 

  1. MCI-Framingham Update from Superintendent Kristie Ladouceur

Superintendent Ladouceur gave some background on her facilities and discussed the effects that the Covid-19 pandemic had on their respective populations. She discussed department-wide actions that were taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and stated that the entire population was tested very early and quarantined for their safety. She reported out on programming updates since March as well. Superintendent Ladouceur also stated that the facilities have made every effort to keep families in contact and communication during this difficult time through phone calls and outdoor visits if possible.

 

  1. Data Collection Items Updates/Revisions

The group discussed additional data collection requests submitted by Panelist Andrea James that were shared with the group. Some additional items included race, age, zip codes of those arrested, number of women with physical disabilities in custody, # of pregnant women in custody, bail requests by race and gender from DA’s office, among many others. During the discussion, Senator Friedman proposed having a separate data subcommittee to review these requests and come up with an approach to streamline the efforts of the Panel to get these information requests out if appropriate and not already publicly available. There was a roll call vote taken to approve this new data subcommittee and the vote passed with a majority of members voting yes. The members of the data subcommittee are: Senator Friedman, Chairwoman Hallett, Hema Sarang-Sieminski, Patty Murphy, and Corinn Nelson.

 

  1. Sheriff Data Collection Survey Results

Patty gave a brief overview of the survey results she received from Hampden, Bristol, Franklin, Suffolk, Essex, and Barnstable counties. The group requested a central repository to house this information and other information the Panel gathers for ease of access and use.

 

  1. Scheduling Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Panel will be held on September 21, 2020 at 11:00am-1:00pm. The first meeting of the data subcommittee will be held as soon as possible, ahead of the September full Panel meeting.

 

  1. Public Comment

Members of the public did not choose to comment.

 

  1. Adjourn

The meeting adjourned at 12:47pm.

 

Agenda

1. Welcome from Chairwoman Hallett and Attendance

2. Vote on Previous Meeting Minutes

3. MCI-Framingham Update from Superintendent Kristie Ladouceur

4. Data Collection Items Updates/Revisions

5. Sheriff Data Collection Survey Results

6. Scheduling Next Meeting

7. Public Comment

8. Adjourn

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