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 ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Criminal Justice Commission, was signed into law in ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É in July 2016.

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

Panelists

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

 

Video


 

Resources

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

The following page of the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Criminal Justice Commission has a more extensive list of resources: