Community Taskforce to Review Youth Corrections Systems Standards
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The Community Taskforce was established to review and recommend preferred system improvements after the incident and death of Cedric Lofton.
The goal of the Taskforce is to develop recommendations for improvements and changes to the existing system standards and performance of the Department of Children and Families (DCF), law enforcement and youth corrections programs.
Work of the Taskforce:
- Review the circumstances and details of the Cedric Lofton case, relative to existing system standards and performance.
- Review law enforcement and foster care policies. Review mental and behavioral health training and resources.
- Review Juvenile Intake and Assessment System (JIAS/State) and Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center (JIAC/County) standards and use of force.
The Taskforce will have a third party external moderator/facilitator assisting in the dialogue and efforts of these meetings. The potential timeline of completion is three months but will be determined and driven by the work and outcomes of this Taskforce.
A final report of recommendations will be presented to the governing bodies of Sedgwick County, City of Wichita and the State of Kansas as an outcome from this Taskforce.
Taskforce members:
- Larry Burks, Sr., NAACP – Wichita Branch
- Lilliana Rivera, NAACP – Wichita Branch
- Mike Fonkert, Kansas Appleseed
- Holly Osborne/Valerie Leon, St. Francis Ministries
- Marquetta Atkins, Destination Innovation
- Jazmine Rogers, Progeny
- Dr. April Terry, Kansas Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Steve House, Juvenile Defense Counsel
- Poncho Bustos, USD 259
- Annmarie Arensberg, KVC Hospital Wichita
- Debbie Kennedy, Wichita Children’s Home
- Taben Azad, Wichita Asian Association
- Pastor C. Richard Kirkendoll, Greater Wichita Ministerial League
- Nina Shaw-Woody, Kansas Family Advisory Network
- Yeni Telles, Sunflower Community Action
- Lamont Anderson, Community Partner
- Dr. Rhonda Lewis, Community Partner
- Monique Garcia, Community Partner
- Tracey Mason, Community Partner
- Naquela Pack, Community Partner
- Yusef Presley, Community Partner
- Natalie Zarate, Community Partner
Taskforce resource members:
- Steven Stonehouse, Sedgwick County Department of Corrections
- Hope Cooper, KDOC
- Kristin Peterman, Department of Children and Families (DCF)
- Shantel Westbrook, COMCARE
- Lemuel Moore, Wichita Police Department
Taskforce Meetings
- Feb. 3, 2022 - Summary
- Feb. 7, 2022 - Agenda | Video | Summary
- Feb. 14, 2022 - Agenda | Video | Summary
- Feb. 24, 2022 - Agenda | Video | Summary
- Feb. 28, 2022 - Agenda | Video | Summary
- March 7, 2022 - Agenda | Video | Summary
- March 14, 2022 - Agenda continued from March 7 | Video | Summary
- March 21, 2022 - Agenda | Video | Summary
- March 28, 2022 - Agenda | Video | Summary
- April 4, 2022 - Agenda | Video | Summary
- April 11, 2022 - Agenda | Video | Summary
- April 18, 2022 - Agenda | Video | Summary
- April 25, 2022 - Agenda | Video | Summary
- Aug. 29, 2022 - Agenda | Video | Summary
- Dec. 6, 2022 - Agenda | Video | Summary
- April 25, 2023 - Agenda | Video | Summary
- Oct. 24, 2023 - Agenda | Video | Summary
- April 25, 2024 - Agenda | Video | Summary
Community Taskforce Final Recommendations Report
Meeting Documents
- Feb. 3, 2022 - Meeting Documents
- Feb. 7, 2022 - Meeting Documents
- Feb. 14, 2022 - Meeting Documents
- Feb. 24, 2022 - Meeting Documents
- JIAC Special Incident Reports - 2019
- JIAC Special Incident Reports - 2020
- JIAC Special Incident Reports - 2021
- Mental Health & Substance Abuse Coalition - 2022 Policy Priorities
- Statement of DCCCA
- COMCARE Follow-up Information
- Sedgwick County COMCARE Case Manager Wages
- DCF Follow-up Information
- Memorandum of Understanding between Kansas DCF and Sedgwick County Dept. of Corrections JIAC
- Taskforce Process Schedule & Flow
- DCF 8000 Continuous Performance Improvement
- Feb. 28, 2022 - Meeting Documents
- 2021 Child in Need of Care Code Book - Kansas Judicial Branch
- 2021 Juvenile Justice & Court Process for Juvenile Offender Cases
- Kansas Juvenile Justice Workgroup Final Report
- Kansas Juvenile Justice Workgroup August 19, 2015 Meeting Summary
- Looking Outside the Box: Insights from Youth on How to Best Invest in Kansas - Progeny
- Wichita Police Department - Policy 104: Command and Supervisor Authority and Responsibility
- Wichita Police Department - Policy 305: Juvenile Arrests
- Wichita Police Department - Policy 508: Child in Need of Care (CINC)
- Wichita Police Department - Policy 519: Mentally Ill Persons CIT
- Wichita Police Department - Policy 520: Missing Persons, At-Risk Youth, Runaways
- Wichita Police Department - Policy 906: Use of Force
- Wichita Police Department - Policy 915: WRAP Restraint Systems
- Feb. 28 Letter to DOJ
- March 7, 2022 - Meeting Documents
- Questions with Answers from Feb. 28 Taskforce meeting: 911
- Questions with Answers from Feb. 28 Taskforce meeting: WPD
- 911 Call Types
- 2021 911 Call Counts
- Wichita Police Department - Policy 706 - News Media Relations
- Wichita Police Department - Policy 716 - Body-worn Cameras
- Mandatory Redactions
- JCAB Annual Report - Oct. 2021
- Department of Corrections Hiring Profile
- 2021 & 2022 JIAC Compensation Plans
- Comprehensive Plan for Juvenile Delinquency Prevention for the 18th Judicial District
- Collective Summary of Recommendations & Initiative Actions related to JIAC, DCF, Law Enforcement & Mental Health
- 2021 KDAI Override Report
- Service Provision by Crime Prevention Programming & JIAC Intake Sedgwick County top 10 zip codes
- Kansas Juvenile Justice Process
- KDOC Overview of Juvenile Intake Assessment Systems
- Crossover Youth in Kansas Definition
- Kansas Crossover State Policy Team
- Crossover Youth Practice Model - Information Page
- Sedgwick County Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board - Benchmark Report
- Sedgwick County Department of Corrections Training Catalogue - 2021
- Sedgwick County Department of Corrections 2020-21 Strategic Plan
- Sedgwick County Department of Corrections - Juvenile Services: Data Book - Systems Perspective
- Kansas Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee - 2021 Annual Report
- Addressing the Needs of Multi-System Youth: Strengthening the Connection between Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
- Kansas Department of Corrections Juvenile Services & Community Crime Prevention Funded Programs in Sedgwick County - 2021 Program Evaluation
- March 14, 2022 - Meeting Documents
- March 21, 2022 - Meeting Documents
- KDOC Annual Report - FY 2021
- Behavioral Health Crisis Alternatives
- Case Study: Cahoots
- Co-Responder Program
- Questions with Answers from March 14 Taskforce meeting
- St. Francis Ministries response to Taskforce Questions
- Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) Program
- Stand Your Ground documents that the D.A used
- DRAFT - Community Taskforce Recommendations Part 1
- DRAFT - Community Taskforce Recommendations Part 2
- March 28, 2022 - Meeting Documents
- April 4, 2022 - Meeting Documents
- DRAFT List of Proposed Changes to System Level Policies, Procedures - WPD, JIAC
- Sedgwick County Emergency Communications - Dispatching Guidelines for Law Enforcement (Redacted)
- The Center for Law and Social Policy - Youth Mobile Response Services: An Investment to Decriminalize Mental Health
- COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Juvenile Field Services Success Panel
- DRAFT - Foster Care System Recommendations
- April 11, 2022 - Meeting Documents
- April 18, 2022 - Meeting Documents
- April 25, 2022 - Meeting Documents
- April 26, 2022 - Final Recommendations Document
- June 10, 2022 - BoCC Task Force Budget Workshop - Video
- Aug. 29, 2022 - 90-Day Follow-Up Meeting Documents
- Emergency Communications (911) / COMCARE Mental Health Update
- DCF - Foster Care Update
- Wichita Police Department Update
- Sedgwick County Corrections Update
- Kansas Department of Corrections Update
- Policy 8.804 - Medical Criteria for Admission to JIAC
- Policy 8.8041 - Officer Release to JIAC
- Policy 8.812 - Monitoring Youth in JIAC
- Nov. 28, 2022 - Kansas Legislature Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Oversight Committee Meeting (Video)
- Dec. 1, 2022 - Memo to Kansas Legislators on the Community Taskforce to Review Youth Corrections Systems Standards
- Dec. 6, 2022 - 180-Day Follow-Up Meeting Documents
- Dec. 21, 2022 - Community Growth Mini-Grants and assistance, through the WSU Community Engagement Institute
- Feb. 28, 2023 - New Supporting Community Organizations in Improving Outcomes for Juvenile offenders and Families Grant
- Feb. 24, 2023 - Children’s Alliance of Kansas to develop a training series for caregivers of Cross-Systems Youth
- Feb. 24, 2023 - FY 24 Juvenile Crime Community Prevention Grant Applications
- Feb. 27, 2023 - HB2194
- April 25, 2023 - Community Task Force Recommendations Status Update 4.15.2023
- April 27 2023 Taskforce Follow-up information: Department of Children and Families
- April 27, 2023 Taskforce Follow-up information: Corrections implicit bias training materials
- May 1, 203 911 Follow-up
- July 19, 2023 BoCC Presentation
- Oct. 24, 2023 18-month Follow-Up Meeting Documents
- April 24, 2024 2-year Follow-Up Meeting Documents