Task Force on Race and Washington's Criminal Justice System General Meeting

The Task Force on Race and Washington's Criminal Justice System held their first general meeting on Sept. 11, 2020. The agenda included introductions, oversight working group discussions, organizational updates, and plans for the next 10 months. Various organizational members participated, emphasizing the goal of reducing racial disparities in the justice system. The meeting concluded with a call for collective effort to eliminate biases in legal matters.

• Task Force
• Washington
• Criminal Justice System
• Racial Disparity
• Organizational Members

mshar Follow

Uploaded on Sep 15, 2024 | 0 Views

Download Presentation

Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.

The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author. Download presentation by click this link. If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.

Presentation Transcript

1. Task Force on Race and Washington s Criminal Justice System First General Meeting Friday, Sept. 11, 2020

2. Agenda I. Welcome (10 minutes) A. Law school deans/representatives B. Justice Steven C. Gonz lez Introductions Oversight Working Group (12 minutes) II. III. IV. V. Introductions Organizations (20-25 minutes) Report status; plan, next 10 months (10 minutes) Q & A; comments (15 minutes) VI. Adjourn

3. Nick Allen Robert Chang Adam Cornell Lisa Daugaard Oversight Working Group Michele Fukawa Jason Gillmer Alexes Harris Jaime Hawk Melissa Lee Christina Miyamasu Andr s Munoz

4. Organizational Members (revised after general meeting) Access to Justice Board American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Asian Bar Association of Washington Center for Human & Civil Rights (Gonzaga) Center for Indian Law & Policy (SU) Central Washington University, Law and Justice Dept. Columbia Legal Services Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission on Hispanic Affairs Galanda Broadman Gonzaga University School of Law Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality (SU) King County Prosecuting Attorney s Office Korean American Bar Association Latina/o Bar Association of Washington Loren Miller Bar Association Mockingbird Society Northwest Indian Bar Association Pierce County Minority Bar Association Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney s Office Public Defender Association QLaw Association of Washington Seattle University School of Law Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney s Office Spokane County Bar Indian Law Section Spokane Office of Police Ombudsman Team Child Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney s Office University of Washington School of Law Vietnamese American Bar Association of Washington Washington Appellate Project Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Washington Defender Association Washington State Bar Association Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney s Office

5. Working Groups: Oversight Research Recommendations and Implementation Community Outreach Education Status Report and Work Plan

6. Q & A; Comments

7. Closing Thoughts From Closing Remarks, 2011 Preliminary Report on Race and Washington s Criminal Justice System We, the Task Force on Race and the Criminal Justice System, are devoted to reducing racial disparity in the justice system. Existence would be intolerable were we never to dream. We dream of completely eliminating bias in criminal, civil, juvenile and family law matters. But there is a long history of over-promising and under-delivering. We ask that you join us with energy and good will so we are not added to this list of failures. We prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom from those who purport to know better. We ask that you trust only action because progress happens at the level of events, not of words. Please join our effort to address bias in the justice system at every level. We have hope because we are united and committed to working collaboratively despite our differences. We celebrate the efforts of this Task Force to work together to build a community based on trust, equality, and respect. Sincerely, Judge Steven C. Gonz lez, Chair of the Washington State Access to Justice Board Professor Robert S. Chang, Director, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality Co-Chairs, Task Force on Race and the Criminal Justice System

8. Next general meeting: Friday, Oct. 9, noon to 1:15pm, same zoom Adjourn