Legislature(2003 - 2004)
02/12/2003 01:18 PM House JUD
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
JOINT MEETING
HOUSE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE
SENATE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE
February 12, 2003
1:18 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Lesil McGuire, Chair
Representative Tom Anderson, Vice Chair
Representative James Holm
Representative Ralph Samuels
Representative John Coghill
Representative Les Gara
Senator Ralph Seekins, Chair
Senator Scott Ogan
Senator Gene Therriault
Senator Hollis French
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Max Gruenberg
Senator Johnny Ellis
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
OVERVIEWS: PUBLIC DEFENDER AGENCY, OFFICE OF PUBLIC ADVOCACY,
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
TAPES
03-6, SIDE(S) A & B [House JUD tape; begins mid-sentence]
CHAIR RALPH SEEKINS convened the joint meeting of the House
Judiciary Standing Committee and the Senate Judiciary Standing
Committee at 1:18 p.m. Present at the call to order from the
House Judiciary Standing Committee were Representatives McGuire,
Holm, and Samuels. Representatives Coghill, Anderson, and Gara
arrived as the meeting was in progress. Present from the Senate
Judiciary Standing Committee at the call to order was Senator
Seekins. Senators Therriault, Ogan, and French arrived as the
meeting was in progress. Senator Ellis was excused.
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
BARBARA BRINK, Director, Central Office, Public Defender Agency
(PDA), Department of Administration (DOA), presented an overview
of the need for, importance and role of Alaska's Public
Defenders. She spoke of case and workload increases,
eligibility guidelines for public assistance, and responded to
questions regarding recidivism rates, the value of therapy
treatments (especially alcohol and drug therapy), and
therapeutic courts.
BRANT McGEE, Public Advocate, Anchorage Office, Office of Public
Advocacy (OPA), Department of Administration (DOA), presented an
overview on the criminal, child, and adult protection services
OPA provides. He spoke about the presence of the private
sector, pro bono, and volunteer work in processing files, and
about the prevalence of alcohol in nearly all child abuse and
neglect cases. He also responded to questions regarding the
need for offices in Palmer and Kenai and privatizing certain
services.
MARC ANTRIM, Commissioner, Department of Corrections (DOC),
presented an overview of current prison issues and concerns. He
spoke on probation officers' caseloads, prison population,
facility and residential center counts, and existing
rehabilitation programs in practice. Commissioner Antrim
responded to questions regarding the rehabilitation program
success data.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
There were no announcements.
COMMITTEE ACTION
The committee took no action.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committees, the joint
meeting between the House Judiciary Standing Committee and the
Senate Judiciary Standing Committee was adjourned at 3:05 p.m.
NOTE: The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were
taken. A copy of the tape(s) and log notes may be obtained by
contacting the House Records Office at State Capitol, Room 3,
Juneau, Alaska 99801 (mailing address), (907) 465-2214, and
after adjournment of the second session of the 23 Alaska State
Legislature this information may be obtained by contacting the
Legislative Reference Library at (907) 465-3808.
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