Criminal Justice Reform: A Discussion of Senate Bill 91

by Melissa Green  |   

Reducing the prison population while enhancing public safety

"Criminal Justice Reform: A discussion of Senate Bill 91 — Reducing the prison population while enhancing public safety" was a discussion of Senate Bill 91: Omnibus Criminal Law & Procedure; Corrections Act. SB 91, based upon recommendations of the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Criminal Justice Commission, was signed into law in ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ in July 2016.

The free public event was held on Dec. 8, 2016, at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium on the campus of ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ (UAA) and was sponsored by the UAA Justice Center and UAA Justice Club.  See photos of the event at the .

Panelists

  • Jeff Jessee, ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Criminal Justice Commission, ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Mental Health Trust Authority (moderator)
  • Lt. Kris Sell, ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Criminal Justice Commission
  • Barbara Dunham, ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Criminal Justice Commission
  • Geri Fox, ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Division of Pretrial Services
  • Dr. Araceli Valle, ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Justice Information Center
  • Dr. Troy Payne, Justice Center faculty

 

Video


 

Resources

  •  by ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Criminal Justice Commission. Anchorage, AK: ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Criminal Justice Commission, Dec 2015.
  • "Justice Reinvestment Report" by Barbara Armstrong. ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Justice Forum 32(4): 4–6 (Winter 2016).
  • , 29th ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Legislature (2016) (Introduced 25 Mar 2015; signed into law 15 Jul 2016).
  •  by ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Criminal Justice Commission.  (28 Jun 2016).
  • "Senate Bill 91: Summary of Policy Reforms." ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Justice Forum 33(1): 2 (Spring 2016).
  •  by ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Criminal Justice Commission.  (29 Oct 2018).
  •  (Powerpoint slide presentation) by Barbara Dunham and Araceli Valle (8 Dec 2016).

The following page of the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Criminal Justice Commission has a more extensive list of resources: