EXECUTIVE ORDER EO 81-15
ESTABLISHMENT OF
AN INTERAGENCY
CRIMINAL JUSTICE WORK GROUP
WHEREAS, the prison system in the state of Washington is
experiencing severe overcrowding; and
WHEREAS, in order for the correctional system to plan adequately for
current and future facilities, it is necessary to project and forecast prison
populations; and
WHEREAS, the area of
criminal justice needs the immediate attention of state government; and
WHEREAS, no single state agency can address the totality of criminal
justice issues facing the state;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, John Spellman,
Governor of the state of Washington, hereby resolve that an interagency
criminal justice work group be established to:
(1) provide a coordinated interagency system
for prison population forecasting and projection;
(2) bring
numerous state agency resources
to beat on the management of criminal justice issues;
(3) Review
and make recommendations an operational strategies and approaches to address
problems facing the system;
(4) Provide
for the sharing of information on which operational decisions can be made; and
(5) Complement
the work of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission.
The Interagency Criminal Justice Work
Group consists of the following individuals:
Amos Reed, Secretary, Department of
Corrections (Chairman)
Joe Taller, Director, Office of
Financial Management
Alan Gibbs, Secretary, Department of
Social and Health Services
William Henry, Chairman, Board of Prison
Terms and Paroles
Charles Robinson, Chairman, Jail
Commission
A Representative from the Judicial
System
A Representative from the Washington
Association of Prosecuting Attorneys
The Work Group may also request support
from other individuals or groups as it deems appropriate.
The Office of Financial
Management will serve as lead for the projection/forecasting task,
including the development of recommendations concerning data system
improvements.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
State
of Washington to be affixed at Olympia
this 14th day of August A.D., Nineteen
hundred and eighty-one.
JOHN SPELLMAN
Governor of Washington
BY
THE GOVERNOR:
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Assistant Secretary of State
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