Acknowledgements

The Crime and Justice Institute (CJI) acknowledges and thanks the following people for their willingness to be interviewed for this project. Presence on this list does not constitute an endorsement of the conclusions or recommendations contained in this report by these individuals or the agencies they represent. 

Jessica Flood Abrass, Northern Regional Behavioral Health Coordinator, Nevada Rural Hospital Partners
Amanda Amacker, Nevada Department of Corrections
John Arrascada, Washoe County Public Defender’s Office
Dr. Ihsan Azzam, Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health
Kathi Baker, Board of Parole Commissioners Commissioner
Mary Baker, Nevada Parole Board Sheriff
Darin Balaam, Washoe County
The Honorable Sam Bateman, Henderson Justice Court
The Honorable Linda Bell, Eighth Judicial District Court
Kevin Benson, Nevada Office of the Governor
Brie Bertges, Reno Police Department
Kendra Bertschy, Washoe County Public Defender’s Office
Bekah Bock, Carson City MOST Team
Rebecca Bourne, Nevada Division of Parole and Probation
Christine Jones Brady, Nevada Attorney General’s Office
Joyce Buckingham, Executive Director, Ron Wood Family Resource Center
Jenna Buonacorsi, Nevada Department of Corrections
Elisa Cafferata, Director, Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation Director
Chuck Callaway, Las Vegas Metro Police Department
Captain Shelley Carrao, Nevada Division of Parole and Probation
Brandon Cassinelli, Reno Police Department
Lisa Chapman, Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
Nell Christensen, Clark County District Attorney’s Office Commissioner
Eric Christiansen, Nevada Parole Board
Scott Coffee, Clark County Public Defender’s Office
Jennifer Connolly, Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health
Trinh Dang, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness of Southern Nevada Chairman
Chris Dericco, Nevada Parole Board
Michael Doan, Eighth Judicial District Court
Dorothy Edwards, Regional Behavioral Health Coordinator, Washoe County
Teresa Etcheberry, Clark County Social Services
Randolph Fiedler, Federal Public Defender, District of Nevada 
Ron Fletcher, Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation
Craig Franden, Second Judicial District Court
Chris Franklin, Nevada Department of Corrections
The Honorable Scott Freeman, Second Judicial District Court
Sheriff Kenneth Furlong, Carson City
Don Gibson, Carson City MOST Team
Joe Goodnight, Washoe County Public Defender’s Office
Dr. David Greene, Mental Health Director, Nevada Department of Corrections
Krista Hales, Center for Behavioral Health
The Honorable James Hardesty, Nevada Supreme Court
Sarah K. Hawkins, Clark County Public Defender’s Office
Cristina Hernandez, Second Judicial District Court
Jodie Hocking, Executive Director, Return Strong
Lauren Hornaday, Clark County Social Service
Christopher Hicks, Washoe County District Attorney
Darin Imlay, Clark County Public Defender
Tyler Ingram, District Attorney, Elko County
John Jones, Clark County District Attorney’s Office
Nikki Jones, Washoe County Human Services Agency
The Honorable Tierra Jones, Eighth Judicial District Court
Christopher Lalli, Clark County District Attorney’s Office
Dr. Jennifer Lanterman, University of Nevada Reno
Chief Thomas Lawson, Nevada Division of Parole and Probation
Erika Lera, FASTT, Carson City
Sheriff Keith Logan (Ret.), Representative of the Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association
Alejandra Livingston, Nevada Department of Corrections
Russell Marsh, Nevada Sentencing Commission
Captain Scot Martin, Nevada Division of Parole and Probation
Heidi McCafferty, Return Strong
John McCormick, Administrative Office of the Courts
Director Marcie McMahill, Las Vegas Metro Police Department
Ta’ Mara McNulty, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Leticia Metherell, Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health
Deputy Chief Fred Meyer, Las Vegas Metro Police Department
Dr. Michael Minev, Medical Director, Nevada Department of Corrections
Kimberly Mull, Nevada Sentencing Commission
Dr. Elizabeth Neighbors, Department of Public & Behavioral Health
Assemblywoman Rachel Nguyen, Nevada State Assembly
Lieutenant Ryan Osborne, Nevada Division of Parole and Probation
Laura Pappas, Nevada Division of Parole and Probation
Mellissa Peek-Bullock, Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health
John Piro, Clark County Public Defender’s Office
Jon Ponder, CEO, Hope for Prisoners
James Popovich, Administrative Office of the Courts
Jorja Powers, Nevada Department of Corrections
Steve Prentice, Nevada Department of Corrections
Holly Reese, Director of Community Engagement, LGBTQIA+ Community Center of Southern Nevada
Debi Reynolds, Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health
The Honorable Tammy Riggs, Second Judicial District Court
Alison Ristine, Department of Public Safety Records, Communications & Compliance Division
The Honorable Melissa Saragosa, Las Vegas Township Justice Court
Ariana Saunders, Corporation for Supportive Housing
Erica Souza-Llamas, Department of Public Safety Records, Communications & Compliance Division
The Honorable Lidia Stiglich, Nevada Supreme Court
Dr. James Tenney, Mental Health Director, NaphCare, Inc., Department of Public Safety
Sarah Thompson, Specialty Courts Program Manager, Second Judicial District Court
Hollie Thornton, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Dani Tillman, Executive Director, Ridge House (Reno)
Lt. Ransford Vawters, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office
The Honorable Michael Villani, Eighth Judicial District Court
Jessica Walsh, Clark County District Attorney’s Office
Commissioner Scott Weisenthal, Nevada Parole Board
Holly Welborn, Policy Director, ACLU of Nevada
Officer Mark Wickman, Department of Alternative Sentencing, Washoe County
Dr. Stephanie Woodard, Department Public & Behavioral Health
Wayne Yarbrough, Washoe County Undersheriff
Assemblyman Steve Yeager, Judiciary Chair, Nevada State Assembly
Zach Young, Washoe County District Attorney’s Office

CJI Staff 

Joanna Abaroa-Ellison 
Molly Buchanan, Ph.D. 
Len Engel, Esq. 
Vibha Honasoge 
Maura McNamara, Esq. 
Quentin Weld, Esq. 
Mei Yang, Ph.D.