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                                    Advisory Board
                                    Advisory Board Public Hearings & Outcomes

      

                    
          
    Advisory Board Public Hearings & Outcomes
The National Institute of Correction’s Advisory Board is a 16-member panel appointed by the Attorney General to advise and assist the Institute in performing its mission. The current board was sworn in by Attorney General Eric Holder in March, 2011. Past NIC Advisory Boards have periodically organized hearings to explore important topics of concern to corrections professionals and decision makers. The purposes of the hearings are to:

Educate the NIC Advisory Board about important trends in corrections-related policy, programs, and practices.
	Provide the NIC with input and advice from the field that can be integrated into the Institute’s vision and strategic plan.
	Help the NIC in achieving a high level of excellence in identifying and meeting the needs of the field of corrections.The board held two hearings in 2011-2012.

2011

**Shifting the Focus to Reshape Our Thinking Toward Performance-Based Outcomes**

This was the first hearing, held at Paul Brest Hall at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, on November 2nd and 3rd, 2011.

The program included a number of nationally recognized experts in the field of corrections including both practitioners and academics.

**Highlights for Wednesday, November 2, 2011:**

Secretary Matthew Cate of the California Department of Corrections discussing California’s recent experiences.
	Dr. Joan Petersilia, Stanford University, Law School, on the “A Looking Glass Approach to Corrections”
	Special panel presentations on
	“Initiatives Driving Today’s Correctional Culture”,
		“Views from a Different Perspective”, and
		“Successful Correctional Culture Change Case Studies”.**Panelists included:**

Karin Ho, Administrator, Office of Victim Services, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections;
	Tim Murray, Executive Director, Pretrial Justice Institute, Washington, D.C.;
	Alex Busansky, President, National Council on Crime and Delinquency;
	Pam Rodriguez, President , Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities;
	Lovisa Stannow, Executive Director, Just Detention International;
	Steve Martin, Consultant; Lee Baca, Sheriff Los Angeles County;
	Harold Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections;
	Scott Taylor, Director, Department of Community Justice Multnomah County, Oregon; and
	Pat Caruso, Corrections Consultant and Former Director of the Michigan Department of Corrections.**Highlights for Thursday, November 3, 2011:**

Special panel Presentations on,
	“Rethinking Climate and Culture in Corrections” and
		“Leading Successful Culture Change”.**Panelists included:**

Jim Coleman, Director, Shelby County Tennessee Corrections;
	Marilyn Chandler Ford, Ph.D., Director, Volusia Division of County Corrections;
	Don Head, Commissioner, Correctional Services of Canada;
	Cherie Townsend, Executive Director, Texas Youth Commission;
	Joe McCannon, Senior Advisor, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Department of Health and Human Services; and
	Harry Hertz, Director, Baldridge Performance Excellence, Department of Commerce.Additional details are provided in the attachment titled **ab-hearing-fullrom-approved-2011.pdf**

2012

Balancing Fiscal Challenges, Peformance-Based Budgeting, and Public Safety

The second hearing was on the subjects of budgets, cost containment, and population management in corrections. It was held in Washington, D.C. on August 22-23, 2012.

The panels from this hearing covered the following topic areas:

The Fiscal Costs of Corrections in the United States
	Outcome-based Budgeting: Process and Practice
	Cost-Effective Strategies for Meeting Policy Requirements and Legislative Mandates
	Reengineering Population Management
	Budgetary Approaches to Providing Services for Offender Health Care
	Innovative Cost Saving Strategies
	Opportunity versus Obligations
	Capability and Capacity: Understanding NIC’s Delivery of ServicesThe 24 witnesses who testified at the hearing are listed below:

Franklin Amanat, Esq., Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York
	J. John Ashe, Superintendent of the Hampden County Correctional Center
	Dr. James Austin, President, JFA Institute
	Madeline “Mimi” Carter, Principal, Center for Effective Public Policy
	Jim Cosby, Chief, Community Services Division, National Institute of Corrections
	Dr. Jim Degroot, Mental Health Director, Georgia Department of Corrections
	Adam Gelb, Director, Public Safety Performance Project, Pew Center on the States
	James A. Gondles, Executive Director, American Correctional Association
	Stan Hilkey, Sheriff, Mesa County Sheriff’s Department
	Dr. Christopher Innes, Chief, Research and Information Services, National Institute of Corrections
	Michael Jacobson, President and Director, Vera Institute
	Captain A. Martin Johnston, R.Ph., Chief, Pharmacy Logistic Support, U.S. Public Health Service, Federal Bureau of Prisons
	Dr. Newton Kendig, Assistant Director, Health Services Division, Federal Bureau of Prisons
	Theresa Lantz, Consultant, Retired Commissioner of Connecticut
	Dr. Mary Livers, Deputy Secretary, Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice
	Sandra Matheson, Director, Office of Victim/Witness Assistance
	Gary Mohr, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
	Ed Monahan, Chair, American Council of Defenders, Kentucky Public Advocate, Department of Public Advocacy
	Joseph Ponte, Commissioner, Maine Department of Corrections
	Brian Sigritz, Director of State Fiscal Studies, National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO)
	Mindy Tarlow, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Employment Opportunities
	Gary VanLandingham, Director, Results First, Pew Center on the State
	Bernard Warner, Secretary of Corrections, Washington State Department of Corrections
	Dr. Reginald Wilkinson, President and CEO of the Ohio College Access Network
	Karen Wilson, Partner, Pricewaterhouse CoopersAdditional details are provided in the attachment titled **ab-hearing-fullrom-approved-2012_.pdf**

Advisory Board Outcomes & Attachments

The following files are the publicly available Open Hearing minutes and the outcomes from subsequent Advisory Board meetings from 2011 to present. Return to top

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