E0D008C2360F5E6487258384007264DD Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For CONF 19-CORRECTIONS — EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR — DEPARTMENT OF

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Date Jan 16, 2019
Location SCR 352

Conf 19-Corrections — Executive Director — Department Of - Favorably Refer to Full Senate - Consent Calendar

01:49:31 PM

Ms. Lisa Kaufman, Chief of Staff to Governor Polis, introduced Mr. Dean Williams, designate for the Executive Director of the Department of Corrections (DOC).

Mr. Williams provided an overview of his background and experience in Alaska juvenile and adult corrections. He also discussed his vision for the department. He answered questions about vacancy rates and overcrowding, parole and technical violations, private prisons, parole officer autonomy, evidence-based practices, the parole board and its relationship to DOC, pre-trial services, staffing, release planning, and community corrections.

Committee members commented on the difficulty and challenges of the job and thanked Mr. Williams for rising to the occasion.

02:26:30 PM	Motion	Refer the appointment of Dean Williams to the Conf 19-Corrections — Executive Director — Department Of to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
	Moved	Gonzales
	Seconded

	Cooke	Yes
	Gardner	Yes
	Rodriguez	Yes
	Gonzales	Yes
	Lee	Yes
	Final	YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

Conf 19-Corrections — Executive Director — Department Of - Favorably Refer to Full Senate - Consent Calendar

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