HB183 Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission

HB183 Introduced by Rep. Matt Claman "An Act renaming the Alaska Criminal Justice Commission the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission; relating to the membership of the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission; relating to the powers and duties of the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission; extending the termination date of the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission; relating to the duties of the Judicial Council; providing for an effective date by amending the effective date of secs. 41 and 73, ch. 1, 4SSLA 2017; and providing for an effective date by repealing the effective date of sec. 74, ch. 1, 4SSLA 2017."

It is vital that this Bill have support to pass. Not only will it further reform of policy for those directly impacted by the justice system, but it includes the following directive: (15) one person who has been convicted of a felony offense in the state for which the person has been unconditionally discharged, designated jointly by the deputy attorney general for the division of the Department of Law that has responsibility for criminal cases and the public defender for a three-year term; in this paragraph, "unconditionally discharged" has the meaning given in AS 12.55.185.

Those formerly and continually impacted by the criminal justice system absolutely MUST have a voice in ongoing discussions regarding the policies and procedures that continue to impact any justice involved persons.

Read the Bill here: http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=HB0183A