I_JailStandardsCommission_2023A 08/11/2023 10:11:02 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
INTERIM COMMITTEE COLORADO JAIL STANDARDS COMMISSION

Date

08/11/2023

Attendance
Carl Anderson	X
Taj Ashaheed	E
Vincent Atchity	X
Candice Bailey	X
Matthew Bell	E
Commissioner Warren Brown	X
Myra Buys	E
Sheriff Garth Crowther	E
Division Chief Greg Demo	X
Joy Hart	X
James Karbach	X
Denise Maes	E
Christina O'Neill	E
Janelle Orozco	E
Commissioner Tamara Pogue	E
Jack Reed	E
Lindsay Saunders-Velez	*
Henry Solano	*
Joel Watts	X
Sheriff Allen Cooper	X
Meghan Baker	X

Time

10:11:02 AM to 10:56:12 AM

Place

HCR 0112

This Meeting was called to order by

Meghan Baker

This Report was prepared by

Juliann Jenson

Hearing Items	Action Taken
hDiscussion and Approval of Final Standards	Committee Discussion Only
hDiscuss Standards Revision and Formatting Process	Committee Discussion Only
hOther Business	Committee Discussion Only

Discussion and Approval of Final Standards - Committee Discussion Only

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment A

Attachment A.pdf

10:13:44 AM

Chair Baker called
the meeting to order and discussed the agenda, linked here: https://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00327/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/ViewHandoutFile?contentEntityId=14539&handoutId=20225.

Committee members discussed and provided updates on the final standards
for Restrictive Housing (Subgroup 1) and Security (Subgroup 4).

Commissioner Brown proceeded out of order and provided an update on the
enforcement subgroup. He referenced an enforcement flow and organizational
chart (Attachment A). He further discussed implementation phases,
long-term strategies, and compliance.

10:24:32 AM

Committee discussion
ensued about a bill drafting process separate from the final jail standards
document. Chair Baker noted that the jail standards themselves will
not be codified.

The committee
returned to discussion about restrictive housing standards and voted on
the final draft.

10:30:07 AM	Motion	Approve the Restrictive Housing Standard Draft
	Moved	Joel Watts
	Seconded

	Carl Anderson
	Taj Ashaheed	Excused
	Vincent Atchity
	Candice Bailey
	Matthew Bell	Excused
	Commissioner Warren Brown
	Myra Buys	Excused
	Sheriff Garth Crowther	Excused
	Division Chief Greg Demo
	Joy Hart
	James Karbach
	Denise Maes	Excused
	Christina O'Neill	Excused
	Janelle Orozco	Excused
	Commissioner Tamara Pogue	Excused
	Jack Reed	Excused
	Lindsay Saunders-Velez
	Henry Solano
	Joel Watts
	Sheriff Allen Cooper
	Meghan Baker
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 9 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

10:30:13 AM

The committee revisited
Security (Subgroup 4) and the final draft of its proposed standards.

10:38:35 AM

Committee members
agreed to delay the vote on the final security standards until the September
meeting in order for additional review time.

Discuss Standards Revision and Formatting Process - Committee Discussion Only

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment B

Attachment B.pdf

10:39:52 AM

Chair Baker formed
a subgroup to review revisions and finalize standards for the final jail
standards work product, to be completed by October, 2023.

10:45:23 AM

Jessika Shipley,
Legislative Council Staff, discussed standardizing and formatting the final
work product and distributed a related document (Attachment B).

Committee members
discussed how to best make decisions about formatting and standardizing
the final work product and decided the recently formed subgroup was in
the best position to do so.

Other Business - Committee Discussion Only


	10:53:12 AM	Chair Baker gave update on the funding subgroup and discussed county jail funding breakdowns.

10:54:37 AM

The Chair and committee
members made closing comments.

10:56:12 AM

The committee adjourned.

Discussion and Approval of Final Standards - Committee Discussion Only

Discuss Standards Revision and Formatting Process - Committee Discussion Only

Other Business - Committee Discussion Only

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