Developing a Jail Review Process to Support Evidence-Based Decision-Making for Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils and Pretrial Agencies

SESSION INFO

Monday, January 27, 2025
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Session Type: Workshop

What do you know about your jail population? Often stakeholders’ perception of who is in the local jail and why differs from reality. An effective jail overview can provide your Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) with a data-driven snapshot of the jail population that facilitates meaningful discussion on processes in your system, such as violation responses, utilization of community based-alternatives to incarceration, need for specialty courts and sentencing practices. Learn how your local jail is a driving source of data to identify key change targets & a reflection of current practices and decision-making processes in our jurisdiction and how to effectively identity data trends and communicate jail data to stakeholders to advance your criminal justice system.

SESSION PRESENTERS

Dir. Hillary LeeAnn Hartoin
Court and Pretrial Services Director, Cass County Court Services


Hillary Hartoin currently serves as the Court & Pretrial Services Director in Cass County Indiana and has over ten years of experience in multiple areas of criminal justice, including clerk & court administration, grant management, pretrial supervision, probation and community corrections. She is a certified probation officer, NAPSA Certified Pretrial Services Professional and developed and continues to oversee the Cass County Pretrial Release Program. She has led the implementation of system wide community supervision performance measurement and data analysis in Cass County as the current Local JRAC Chair, specializing in data-driven and evidence-based decision making and CQI. She serves on both the Indiana Pretrial Data and Coordinator Subcommittees and is an active member of the APPR Pretrial Practitioner Network and NIC Pretrial Executive Network. Hillary is passionate about intentional and need-focused models of supervision that balance opportunity with accountability. In her current role, she also works to advance local jail treatment and programming initiatives and behavioral health services.