Criminal Justice Commission
Minutes of the Meeting of July 14, 2020

The Honorable Andrew J. McDonald, Chair, called the meeting to order at 1:06 p.m. In accordance with Executive Orders issued because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting was conducted by electronic conference (ZOOM software). The public was provided notice of the meeting via the Division of Criminal Justice/Criminal Justice Commission website and invited to observe the proceedings and participate and/or submit public comment.

In addition to the public, participating in the meeting were: The Honorable Melanie L. Cradle, attorneys Robert Berke, Reginald Dwayne Betts, Scott Murphy and Moy Ogilvie and Chief State’s Attorney Richard J. Colangelo, Jr.

Attorney Murphy moved to approve the minutes of the Meeting held June 26-29, 2020. Attorneys Betts and Berke seconded the motion and it passed by a unanimous vote.

There was no public comment.

Chief State’s Attorney Colangelo introduced Marc Pelka, Undersecretary of Criminal Justice Policy and Planning for the Office of Policy and Management; Kyle Baudoin, Policy Development Coordinator with the Office of Policy and Management; and Robin Olsen and Leigh Courtney, both with the Urban Institute.

Mr. Pelka and Mr. Baudoin gave a presentation based on their recent analysis of Judicial Branch data and discussions with criminal justice officials in compliance with Public-Act 19-59 that requires Connecticut to routinely collect, analyze and report on prosecutor data.

Ms. Olsen and Ms. Courtney gave a presentation on prosecutorial data collection.

Justice McDonald thanked the participants for their presentations.

Chief State’s Attorney Colangelo moved to adjourn the meeting. Attorney Murphy seconded the motion and it passed by a unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 3:33 p.m.