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Meeting Date	Agendas and Documents	Videos
December 5, 2018	Agenda Meeting Summary 46-18-111 PSI 30 Business Days 46-18-203 Revocation of suspended or deferred sentence 46-23-1024 7 Business days after arrest PSI 130 Bill Draft SB0059 Suggested changes to Council Working group draft changes 46-18-208; 46-23-2011 updated Dec. 4, 2018
October 1, 2018	Agenda Update Report, CSG CJOC Working Group Resolution Working group draft changes to 46-18-203; 208; and 46-23-1011 Working group draft changes to MAPA
September 19, 2018	CJOC Working Group Minutes CJOC Working Group Suggested Changes - Sept 17
August 31, 2018	CJOC Working Group Amended Minutes CJOC Working Group Minutes CJOC Working Group Suggested Changes - Aug 31
June 26, 2018	Agenda Update and data on Justice Reinvestment, CSG	Meeting Recording - part 1 - part 2
March 21, 2018	Agenda Prison and Supervision Population Trends, CSG	Meeting Recording
December 8, 2017	Agenda Montana Justice Reinvestment Key Metrics, CSG
September 6, 2017	Agenda CSG Presentation

Senate Bill 59 created the Criminal Justice Oversight Council consisting of 15 members:

Montana House of Representatives:
- Rep. Jimmy Patelis, R – Billings
- Rep. Ryan Lynch, D – Butte
Montana Senate:
- Sen. Nels Swandal, R – Wilsall
- Sen. Nate McConnell, D – Missoula
Judiciary:
- Beth McLaughlin - Court Administrator
Department of Corrections Director:
- Reginald D. Michael, chair
Department of Corrections staff:
- John Daugherty
- Natalia Bowser
Department of Public Health & Human Services:
- Zoe Barnard
County Sherriff:
- Ross Canen – Dawson County
Governor’s Appointments
- Majel Russell - tribal member
- Annette Carter - Board of Pardons & Parole
- Robin Turner - crime victim representative
- Melissa Kelly - prerelease center
- Amy Tenney - treatment facility

The Criminal Justice Oversight Council is charged with:

reviewing the recommendations of the Commission on Sentencing
analyzing data collected by agencies and entities responsible for implementing the recommendations of the Commission on Sentencing
assessing outcomes from recommendations established by the Commission on Sentencing and corresponding criminal justice reforms
requesting, receiving and reviewing data and reports on performance outcome data relating to criminal justice reform

The council also must examine the feasibility of creating and maintaining a public portal through which criminal justice data can be accessed, including data on court case filings, correctional populations, and historical legacy data sets. The Department of Corrections assists in supplying the requested information, as well as in identifying barriers to data sharing and potential solutions.