HomeMy WebLinkAboutReports - 2004.12.09 - 8603REPORT
BY: Jail Population Management Task Force, Eric Wilson, Chairperson
IN RE: JAIL POPULATION MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE - ACTIVITY REPORT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Miscellaneous Resolution #04179, the Jail Population Management (JPM) Task
Force was established and charged with certain responsibilities as outlined within the resolution
and was directed to report its recommendations to the Board of Commissioners by
December 1,2004.
The JPM Task Force began meeting on September 28, 2004, and on October 12, 2004, created
five study groups, including Docket Management, Pre-Trial, Jail Space, Jail/Court Data and Jail
Alternatives (see attached notes). These Study Groups were directed to review and assess
existing and proposed programs and policies impacting the jail and to report with
recommendations to the JPM Task Force.
Additionally, the Task Force, in conjunction with Sheriff Michael Bouchard and Circuit Court Chief
Judge Wendy Potts, has formally requested assistance from the National Institute of Corrections
to perform a Jail Crowding Local System Assessment. This effort is scheduled to begin after the
first of the year.
A resolution will be introduced at the start of the new session (January, 2005) to re-establish the
Task Force to allow for completion of its charge.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Jail Population Management Task Force, I move acceptance of the
foregoing report.
JAIL POPULATION MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE