The Racial Disparities Subcommittee of the Community Justice Council was formally created in January of 2014 to examine disproportionate minority contact in the criminal justice system. The subcommittee has worked closely with the Community Restorative Court (CRC), among a wide range of other programs. The subcommittee has examined the Racial Justice Improvement Project (RJIP), disparities in pretrial practices, disproportionate minority contact in the juvenile justice system, and more.

John Bauman, Dane County Juvenile Court Administrator

Ron Chance, Dane County Human Services

Catherine Dorl, Dane County Public Defender

April Kigeya, Dane County Supervisor

Ismael Ozanne, Dane County District Attorney

Wesley Sparkman, Director, The Tamara D. Grigsby Office For Equity and Inclusion

Jonathan Triggs, Lieutenant, Dane County Sheriff's Office

Matt Tye, Captain, Madison Police Department

Judge Mario White, Dane County Circuit Court Judge

Dane County Task Force on Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System

Investigating Solutions to Racial Disparities and Mental Health Challenges in the Dane County Jail and throughout Dane County’s Criminal Justice System

Alternatives to Incarceration: Racial Justice Improvement Project

In our Backyard: Confronting Growth and  Disparities in American Jails

Community Restorative Court

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