Alternatives to Incarceration Committee

The Alternatives to Incarceration Committee assists in the work of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Overview

The City’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council established the Alternatives to Incarcerations Committee to identify opportunities to strengthen and diversify alternative sanctions and diversion options in all the key points within the criminal justice system from arrest to reentry.

Vision

City of St. Louis is a safe, healthy, restorative community where policymakers, community leaders, and service providers collaborate to develop alternative-to-incarceration strategies that work.

Mission

To ensure a local criminal justice system that improves public safety and offender accountability by limiting the use of incarceration.

Committee Chair and Vice Chair

Chair: David Baker, Beyond Justice Manager, Mission St. Louis

Vice Chair: Sarah Phillips, Pretrial Services Coordinator, 22nd Judicial Circuit Court

Committee Members

  • Lt. Edward Boniest, City’s Police Division
  • Alderwoman Shameem Clark-Hubbard, Board of Aldermen, City of St. Louis
  • Lt. Michael Gamache, Sheriff’s Office
  • Gabe Gore, Circuit Attorney, 22nd Judicial Circuit Court
  • Tammy Ross, Deputy Commissioner, City’s Corrections Division
  • Sal Martinez, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Employment Connection
  • Thomas Kloeppinger, Circuit Clerk, 22nd Judicial Circuit Court
  • Mathew Mahaffey, District Public Defender, Missouri Public Defender
  • Michael Milton, Statewide Advocacy & Policy Manager, The Bail Project
  • Judge Katherine Fowler, 22nd Judicial Circuit Court
  • David Baker, Mission St. Louis
  • Lisa Jaegers, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Associate Professor, Saint Louis University
  • Newton McCoy, Administrative Judge, Municipal Court
  • Lt. Leonard Day, St Louis Metropolitan Police Department
  • Diarra Cross-Davis, St. Louis City Municipal Court Administrator
  • Jennifer Lorentz, Circuit Attorney Office
  • Dr. Julie Gary, Behavioral Health, Department of Health
  • Patricia Burnett, Office of Violence Prevention

Meeting Materials

CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee Meeting January 23, 2025
CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee Meeting November 21, 2024
CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee Meeting September 26, 2024
CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee Meeting March 28, 2024
CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee Meeting January 25, 2024
CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee Working Group Meeting January 18, 2024
CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee Meeting December 14, 2023
CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee Working Group Meeting October 26, 2023
CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee Meeting August 24, 2023
CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee Meeting February 23, 2023
CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee Meeting January 26, 2023
CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee Meeting December 1, 2022
CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee Meeting October 27, 2022
CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee June 24, 2021 Meeting
CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee April 29, 2021 Meeting
CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee February 25, 2021 Meeting
CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee January 28, 2021 Meeting
CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee December 9, 2020 Meeting
CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee February 20th, 2019 Meeting Agenda

Upcoming Events

These events are coming up soon. You can also View past meetings

Thursday, May 22, 2025

CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee Meeting
Office of the Mayor | Meeting | 2:00 PM

Thursday, Jul 24, 2025

CJCC Alternatives to Incarceration Committee Meeting
Office of the Mayor | Meeting | 2:00 PM

Anticipated Benefits

  • More collaborative, evidence-based decision-making and practices in the local criminal justice system.
  • To prevent individuals from entering or penetrating deeper into the criminal justice system.
  • Systemic solutions rather than fragmented and often conflicting solutions.
  • Improved efficiency and delivery of higher quality services.
  • Increased costs-savings and greater return on investment.
  • Alternatives to Incarceration are re-envisioned to enhance public safety and ensure equity.

Values & Guiding Principles

  • Encourage the spirit of teamwork: “everyone needs to contribute and willing to share and work together.”
  • Collaborate to solve problems; maintain openness and flexibility.
  • Respect the independence and interrelationships among cross-functional agencies.
  • Act with integrity.
  • Continually challenging ourselves to enhance our knowledge and expertise.
  • Promote a culture that values diversity, fairness and equality.
  • Employ evidence-based practices and data-driven decision-making.

Goals

  1. Identify gaps and additional programs or alternatives that would address the needs of the justice-involved population and improve outcomes.
  2. Working in partnership with community-based providers to foster and promote evidence-based prevention and intervention services, and services for which the justice-involved population will accept.
  3. Assessing offender’s risks/needs to help guide decision-makers match appropriate alternative sentencing to treatment.
  4. Addressing criminogenic patterns and tendencies.
  5. Ensuring offender accountability through proven, innovative, and timely sanctions and intervention.
  6. Connecting offenders with support services.
  7. Providing professional training to enhance our skill and build leadership.
  8. Continually educate community-based organizations on best-practices and services that best meet the needs of the justice-involved individual.

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