William Brownsberger — William Brownsberger is praised for setting up an easy, clear point about collaboration, with the speaker noting that he gave a helpful 'layup' and a good understanding of how the collaboration works.
William Brownsberger — His office is identified as a contact point for follow-up questions.
Dr. Bill Lovens — Named as leading a training group that worked with the board and parole officers after the new year.
Gina Vincent — Named as part of the UMass group providing training on decision-making science and best practices.
Brian Lovin — Named as someone helping support the staff and the work.
Ryan Fattman — Asked for a breakdown of length of stay and supervision categories, noting that about 400 of 1,200 are lifers.
Ryan Fattman — Suggested breaking out the supervised population by shorter and longer parole periods and then moved to a question about slide six.
Ryan Fattman — Noted as having his hand raised and being brought into the discussion.
Ryan Fattman — Was told he would be recognized after the current exchange.
Ryan Fattman — Addressed directly as the recipient of a promised breakdown of parole refusals.
Ryan Fattman — Thanked directly at the close of the exchange.
— Referenced as helping implement a change allowing inmates to have water and a straw during hearings. The exact member identity is uncertain because only the title and surname are audible.
Sheriff Cochie — Sheriff Cochie is referenced as part of a reentry support framework, described as the 'legs in the stool' approach, with emphasis on housing, education, and job assistance. The witness is mentioned again in the same context as an example of a program or approach that helps with housing and broader reentry support.
Sheriff — Thanked for expanding beds in the program from about 12 to up to 23 if necessary.
Genevieve Whitney — Praised for helping filter collaborations between community placements and revocation decisions.
Bruce Tarr — Addressed directly while explaining the breakdown and offering a simpler format.
Ms. Hudson — Addressed directly while discussing 2024 commutation numbers.
Ryan Fattman — Asked for a breakout of release types and linked it to length-of-stay analysis.
Ryan Fattman — Asked for the total number of individuals granted parole in 2025.
Ryan Fattman — Asked whether the reporting period is calendar year or fiscal year and asked for the current supervised population.
Ryan Fattman — Described the supervised population as a continual flow and asked to reconcile that with page 12 numbers.
Ryan Fattman — Compared page 12 figures and noted that 1,250 was close to the reported number.
Daniel Hunt — House co-chair Dan Hunt opens the hearing, introduces the meeting’s focus on parole, moves the meeting forward procedurally by calling for approval of the minutes, and decides to forego reading the charge so the committee can proceed to the presentation.
William Brownsberger — Identified as the Senate co-chair.