In 2020, the Criminal Sentencing Task Force met monthly from January – August (except for March) and bi-monthly from September-December, and created working groups that met at least twice a month. From mid-October through early December the Task Force deliberated on potential recommendations, reaching consensus on 47 recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the criminal sentencing system, reduce complexities and errors, and promote and improve public safety. The recommendations described in the final report present a mix of agency policy and legislative statutory changes to address the three policy goals of the Task Force.
See links below to read the report and appendices (all pdf).
Executive Summary
Final Report – 2020
Appendices
A. Legislative Budget Proviso
B. 2019 Criminal Sentencing Task Force Initial Report
C. Operating Procedures
D. 2019 Policy Goals – Sticky Note Responses
E. Recommendation #1: Sentencing Grid Research for 2021
F. Meeting Summaries
See below for a list of all dates and summaries for meetings of the Criminal Sentencing Task Force, the Sentencing Effectiveness Working Group, Sentencing Grid Subgroup, and the Reentry & Reducing Recidivism Working Group.
Summaries – Criminal Sentencing Task Force
- January 9, 2020
- February 6, 2020
- April 16, 2020
- May 7, 2020
- June 4, 2020
- July 9, 2020
- August 6, 2020
- September 10, 2020
- September 17, 2020
- October 1, 2020
- October 15, 2020
- November 5, 2020
- November 19, 2020
- December 3, 2020
- December 17, 2020
Summaries – Sentencing Effectiveness Working Group
- January 24, 2020
- February 25, 2020
- March 19, 2020
- May 19, 2020
- June 10, 2020
- June 24, 2020
- July 8, 2020
- July 22, 2020
- August 5, 2020
- August 19, 2020
- September 2, 2020
- September 16, 2020
- September 30, 2020
Summaries – Sentencing Grid Subgroup
- April 23, 2020
- April 30, 2020
- May 13, 2020
- May 26, 2020
- June 9, 2020
- June 16, 2020
- June 23, 2020
- June 30, 2020
- July 7, 2020
- July 14, 2020
- July 21, 2020
- July 28, 2020
- August 4, 2020
- August 11, 2020
- August 18, 2020
- August 25, 2020
- September 1, 2020
- September 8, 2020
- September 15, 2020
- September 22, 2020
- September 30, 2020
- October 13, 2020
- October 20, 2020
- October 27, 2020
- November 3, 2020
- November 10, 2020
- November 17, 2020
- December 1, 2020
- December 8, 2020
- December 15, 2020 (forthcoming in 2021)
Summaries – Reentry & Reducing Recidivism Working Group
- January 28, 2020
- March 5, 2020
- March 19, 2020
- April 27, 2020
- May 29, 2020
- June 15, 2020
- June 29, 2020
- July 13, 2020
- July 27, 2020
- August 10, 2020
- August 24, 2020
- September 3, 2020
- September 21, 2020