Dr. James Austin — Dr. James Austin is identified as a national classification expert and steering committee member who helped develop the national standards and guidelines used by the National Institute of Corrections and adopted by states.
Evelyn Bush — Identified as being from the prison division of the National Institute of Corrections and serving on the committee.
Joanne Comerford — Referenced as part of the prior discussion context about the project and results.
Joanne Comerford — Referenced again in the context of the DOC revalidation process.
Joanne Comerford — Commissioner Jenkins is addressed directly with an invitation for questions or follow-up.
Spencer — Asked to explain the percentage of violent misconduct in the sample.
James Austin — Identified as author of the classification system and a participant in the commission reviewing classification.
James Austin — Speaker says they would like James Austin present because he has made similar points about the issue.
Michael Forcia — Referenced as having done a similar study, though not exactly on racist biases.
Michael Forci — Another transcription variant of the same name, referenced in connection with a similar study on overrides.
Abby-Nellekin — Referenced as the person who was discussing 1994 classification and overrides.
Michael Forte — Name being clarified in relation to the prior study on overrides in the Department of Corrections.
Antonio Cabral — The speaker addresses Commissioner Cabral and invites him to speak.
Mr. Hudson — A participant is addressed as Mr. Hudson regarding parole reserve and classification.
Eugene — Another individual cited as having received a favorable outcome but still being triaged.
Dan — Named as a contact for submitting follow-up questions.
Terry — Named as a team member contact for follow-up questions.
Aaron — Named as a team member contact for follow-up questions; speaker notes Aaron is present.
Claire Massington — Claire Massington is introduced, identifies herself and her affiliation with the Health Law Advocates Committee, notes that she previously spoke to the commission in December, and then begins her substantive remarks arguing that the system is over-classifying people to medium security, based on her data.
Bruce Tarr — A senator is addressed while discussing the visit schedule and overnight trip planning.
Aaron Michlewitz — Aaron is referenced as helping coordinate RSVPs for the visits.
Abby — Provided the classification breakdown and concluded her remarks before turning to UMass Chan presenters.
Dr. Vincent — Introduced as one of the UMass Chan presenters who will discuss the project.
Dr. Vincent — Dr. Vincent is referenced as the prior speaker who introduced the project and provided the handouts, with both mentions reinforcing that same context.
Dr. Lawson — Dr. Lawson is repeatedly introduced as part of the UMass Chan presentation team and project leadership. She is identified as a presenter who will review high-level results, named as a recipient of the grant award and co-researcher on the project, and then handed the floor again to present highlights from the handouts.
Dr. Lawson — Addressed in a correction/clarification while asking Spencer to explain the sample statistics.
Dr. Lawson — Speaker cites Dr. Lawson's explanation that the analysis is based on group statistics.
William Brownsberger — Will Brownsberger is introduced as a State Senator and co-chair of the commission, then later acknowledged and thanked for hosting the presentation alongside Representative Dan Hunt.
Daniel Hunt — Dan Hunt is introduced as a state representative and co-chair of the commission, identified as representing Boston, and later thanked for hosting the presentation.