Pretrial Detention and Supervision

Objective 1: Develop standards for local jurisdictions and state criminal justice agencies that will result in data being accurately and comprehensively aggregated at the state and national levels. (Tier 2 metrics and TIGs)

Objective 2: Develop tools and make them available to states and other interested jurisdictions (publisher).
Work for this objective is now complete with the development and implementation of the Justice Counts Publisher.
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Objective 6: Provide intensive TA to 10 states, supporting the adoption and use of the Justice Counts metrics to drive decision-making. (Founding State Work)
CSG Justice Center staff sent over 1,000 emails across the Founding states, informing agencies about the project purpose and goals and setting up meetings with key stakeholders.

Objective 7: Facilitate the adoption and implementation of Justice Counts in additional states.

Attended the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission public meeting with Christin Johnson (Coordinator, HCSOC), Mark Patterson, (Chairman, HCSOC), Honorable Michael Town (Commissioner, HCSOC), Martha Torney (Commissioner, HCSOC), and members of the community. During the meeting, HCSOC members announced the resignation of Ted Sakai (Commissioner, HCSOC), discussed legislative priorities for 2024 legislative session, swore in new commissioner Honorable R. Mark Browning, and provided a brief summary of the Monthly HCSOC Coordinator Report.

Meeting with Pamela Ferguson-Brey (Executive Director, Hawaii Victim Compensation) and Dennis Dunn (Retired Director, Victim Witness Kokua Services, Department of Prosecuting Attorney’s Office) to discuss victim perspectives on HPA minimum setting; they expressed interest in more victim services/resources

Meeting with Sean Aaronson (Committee Counsel, House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee) to discuss CSG Justice Center and the Hawaii Legislature. Â

Attended a public Joint Information Hearing on the HCSOC with state representatives with the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs and Committee on Corrections, Military and Veteran. Representatives from HCSOC provided an overview of functions of HCSOC, reviewed HRS 353H, and discussed a project relating to minimum sentencing for programs/treatment programs.Â

Meeting with State Representative Gregg Takayama (Majority Whip) to discuss HCR 23 Task Force progress and potential recommendations.Â

Meeting with State Representative Mark Hashem (Chair, House Corrections, Military, & Veterans Committee) to discuss HCR 23 Task Force progress and potential recommendations.