Report Description: Recommendations regarding retention, dissemination, confidentiality, sealing, consequences, and general treatment of juvenile court records. In making recommendations, the council shall take into consideration developments in brain science regarding decision-making amongst youth, the impact the juvenile court records can have on future individual well-being, principles of racial equity, and impacts that the recommendations could have on recidivism.
Report Due: Oct. 31, 2024
Workgroup Co-Leads:
- OJJ Staff Co-Lead: Heidi Sadri
- PCJJ Co-Lead: Jimmy Hung, King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
Workgroup Meeting Schedule:
- Nov. 28, 2023 | 12-1:30 p.m.
- Jan. 16, 2024 | 3-4:30 p.m.
- Mar. 19, 2024 | 3-4:30 p.m.
- Apr. 26, 2024 | 2-3 p.m.
- May 21, 2024 | 3-5 p.m.
Technical Assistance Provider: Juvenile Law Center
Workgroup Membership:
- Michael Althauser, Senate Democratic Caucus
- Professor Kimberly Ambrose, University of Washington School of Law
- Brad Benfield, Department of Licensing
- Stephanie Budrus, Department of Children, Youth, and Families
- Denise Carlson, Department of Children, Youth, and Families
- Paul Daniels, King County Superior Court
- Prachi Dave, Civil Survival
- Kristina Davis, Washington State Patrol
- Izzy Eads, CHOOSE 180
- Giannina Ferrara, Center for Children & Youth Justice
- Senator Noel Frame, State Senator
- Kelsey-anne Fung, Senate Human Services Committee
- Roxana Gomez, American Civil Liberties Union
- Mikayla Grace, Stand for Children
- Norrie Gregoire, Washington Association of Juvenile Court Administrators
- Stephanie Hinshaw, Stand for Children
- Katie Hurley, King County Department of Public Defense
- Arthur Longworth, Treehouse
- Kathy Martin, Washington State Association of County Clerks
- Jack Murphy, Washington Association of Juvenile Court Administrators
- Karen Pillar, TeamChild
- Xaxira Ponce de León, Columbia Legal Services
- Dave Reynolds, Whatcom County Superior Court (retired)
- Kimberly Russell, Washington State Patrol
- Julissa Sanchez, CHOOSE 180
- Alejandro Sanchez, Department of Licensing
- Frank Thomas, Washington State Minority and Justice Commission
- Chana Watson, Department of Children, Youth, and Families
- George Yeannakis, Office of Public Defense