JUSTICE
Committee Chairs
Richard Curtner, Esq
Leroy Williams
Committee Description
- seek to illuminate harsh and unfair sentencing practices that are responsible for mass incarceration and racial disparities in the prison system;
- support and seek to increase trust and public Safety by advancing effective law-enforcement practices;
- fight for the restoration of the voting rights of formally incarcerated people and the removal of barriers to employment;
- elevate the voices of crime victim survivors in order to identify and advance systemic breakdowns existing in the criminal justice system that perpetuate crime;
- resolve to end the war on drugs for its disproportionate collateral consequences harm communities of color;
- seek the institution and availability of alternatives to incarceration including education employment and mental health services;
- illuminate zero tolerance policy is implemented in our schools which are keeping kids out of the classroom and putting them on a path from the school house to the jailhouse;
- investigate programs implemented in our local law-enforcement agencies which do you rail from their main purpose of safety and order to conduct the work of federal agencies for which they do not have the capacity, and;
- seek budget modifications in states where incarceration receives more funding than education.
Our Aim
The Justice Committee aims to evaluate, educate about and advocate for pending legislation that addresses the criminal justice system and law enforcement.
Committee Updates
What Happened to the “Public” in “Public Safety?”
Body Cam Update On October 4, 2023, at the Public Safety Committee Meeting with the Assembly (only a few short days after our op-ed published
Body Cam Update Leaves More Questions
APD announced (only after being questioned by assembly members) at the Assembly Public Safety Committee meeting on September 6, 2023, that APD has purchased 300
Body Camera Implementation Update
The Justice Committee has been committed to advocating for implementing body-worn cameras for the Anchorage Police Department for the past two and one-half years. The
Call to Action: Body Worn Camera Policy
The Justice Committee has been committed to advocating for the implementation of body-worn cameras for the Anchorage Police Department for the past two years. The
Justice Highs and Lows in 2022
Looking back on 2022, the Justice committee can report one highlight and one frustration for our efforts. The frustration is with the Anchorage Police Department
Working Towards Long-Term Justice
Anchorage Police Department (APD) Body Cameras. Where are the body cameras that we voted and paid for? In this newsletter our President/CEO has described our