Talking with District Attorney General Amy Weirich (TN) and DA Weeden Wetmore (NY) about Remote Proceedings

District Attorney General Amy Weirich discusses remote Grand Jury with officers presenting their cases via Zoom. They now have three remote Grand Juries.

DA Hillar Moore discusses various topics including his White Paper on the New Normal, reducing the jail population, using  social media to keep in touch with victims, and remote court proceedings.

As the Jacksonville State Attorney’s Office looks to reopen at 25% capacity, First Assistant Steven Siegel explains how they’re working to maintain safe work environments using strategies such as “Floor Captains” and safety placards.

APA Pat Muscat shares how his division rapidly implemented a paperless system within days of the coronavirus stay at home order, despite having no pre-existing process. Through creative use of technology available to most prosecutor offices, his division gained access to necessary documents and evidence. 

Prosecutors all over the country are finding ways to adapt to the “new normal.” Hear from them in PCE’s new series of video interviews. 

Chief Deputy District Attorney Tracy Prior shares how San Diego conducts preliminary hearings by using a combination of Microsoft Teams, social distancing in the courtroom, and a secure, separate phone line that the defendant and defense attorney can use to communicate privately.

May 2020 – Arizona State University School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, The Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Prosecutors’ Center for Excellence. View the webinar

• Panelists: Allister Adel (Maricopa County Attorney), Darcel Clark (Bronx District Attorney), Jon Gould (ASU), Kristine Hamann (PCE), Jeff Reisig (Yolo County District Attorney).
• Additional Materials: May 2020 – Pandemic: A Natural Experiment for Reducing Incarceration Prosecutors Say – ASU Now. Click here

Location:  Virtual (location was Salt Lake City, UT, cancelled due to coronavirus)

Details: Registration and topic details coming soon!

Location: Virtual (location was Denver, CO, was cancelled due to corona virus)

Time: 9:30 AM (EST) – 5 PM (EST)

Details: For Prosecutors Only. To View Agenda Click Here.

Authors: Arc, NAMI, PCE

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) or mental illness are overrepresented in the criminal justice system, as victims, witnesses, suspects, and defendants. In an effort to inform prosecutors’ strategies when working with these individuals, PCE, in collaboration with the Arc and NAMI, has developed this guide.

The guide includes the following information:

• An overview of I/DD and mental illness and the legal obligations involved when interacting with people with I/ DD or mental illness
• Practical approaches for prosecutors to more effectively work with these populations, as victims, witnesses, or defendants
• Examples of programs that prosecutors have either created or participated in that address the involvement of persons with I/DD or mental illness in the criminal justice system

Location: Washington, DC

Attending: Arkansas, California, Colorado, US Department of Justice, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin.