Criminal Justice Planning Board

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §5502.65 (formerly ORC §181.55(C)), the Franklin County Criminal Justice Planning Board, hereinafter referred to as the Board, shall:

  • Exercise leadership in improving the quality of the criminal justice systems in Franklin County;
  • Review, approve, and maintain general oversight of the Comprehensive Strategic Plan and the implementation of the Comprehensive Strategic Plan;
  • Review and comment on the overall needs and accomplishments of the criminal and juvenile justice systems in Franklin County.

Members of the Board are appointed by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners biennially.

Upcoming Meetings

  • February 21, 2024
  • May 1, 2024
  • August 21,2024
  • November 13, 2024

2:00pm - 4:00 pm

Located: Meeting Room A. 1st Floor of 239. S. High St, Columbus, Ohio, 43215

Board Members

Corrections

  • Dan Wunderlich, Franklin County Adult Probation Services, Common Pleas Probation
  • Denise Robinson, President/CEO Alvis 180
  • Elisha Zerman, Chief Probation Officer , Municipal Court Pre-Trail And Probation

Community Based Corrections

  • Jacki Dickinson, Director, Community Based Corrections Facility

Law Enforcement

  • The Honorable Dallas Baldwin, Franklin County Sherriff
  • Elaine Bryant, Chief of Columbus Police Department

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas

  • The Honorable Michael Holbrook, Judge
  • Jennifer Goodman, Executive Director

Franklin County Clerks of Courts

  • The Honorable Lori Tyack, Clerk of Municipal Court
  • The Honorable Mary Ellen O’Shaughnessy, Clerk of Courts

Franklin County Domestic and Juvenile Court

  • The Honorable Elizabeth Gill, Judge

Columbus City Attorney

  • The Honorable Zach Klein

Franklin County Prosecutor

  • The Honorable Gary Tyack

Franklin County

  • The Honorable Erica Crawley, Franklin County Commissioner

Franklin County Health and Human Services

  • Joy Bivens, Deputy County Administrator

City of Columbus

  • The Honorable Andrew J. Ginther, Mayor, City of Columbus
  • The Honorable Shannon Hardin, President, Columbus City Council

Columbus/Franklin County Addiction Task Force

  • Andrea Boxill, Public Health Administrator for Addiction Services

Franklin County Public Defender

  • Yeura Venters, Esq.

Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities

  • Jed Morison, Superintendent

Community Representation

  • Stephanie Hightower, President, Columbus Urban League
  • The Honorable Kim Maggard, Mayor, City of Whitehall

ADAMH

  • Erika Clark Jones, Chief Executive Officer

Columbus Chamber of Commerce

  • Kelly Fuller, Workforce Development Director

Fraternal Order of Police

  • Jeff Simpson, Executive VP, Cap City Lodge #9, FOP

Community Based Corrections Representative

  • Domonique Paige, Director

Strategic Plan

The mission of the Franklin County Criminal Justice Planning Board is to provide system-wide comprehensive planning and oversight, to identify training and technical assistance needs and direct the efficient and effective application of State and Federal funds toward developing and sustaining projects and programs that deliver services to the Franklin County community to enhance their safety, health and welfare.

The Franklin County Criminal Justice Planning Board was created in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Chapter 5502 in April 2000 as a required outcome of the election by the City of Columbus and Franklin County to form a Regional Planning Unit for Criminal Justice Services. The Board consists of elected and appointed officials representing the criminal and juvenile justice enterprise appointed by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners by annually, by Resolution. Representation includes law enforcement, courts, probation, victim services, corrections, public defenders, prosecutors, mental health, developmental disabilities, workforce investment, and community.

The Board is responsible for comprehensive regional justice planning and directing the justice mission of the Office of Homeland Security & Justice Programs. Board members review and make non-binding recommendations on criminal justice grant project and program funding plans, identify priority areas for utilization of grant funding, and maintain oversight of funded projects and programs to ensure delivery of contracted services.

The Franklin County Office of Homeland Security & Justice Programs performs the fiscal and programmatic administration of U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Homeland Security grants; provides training and technical assistance for the justice partners and first responders; and is responsible for the development and evaluation of projects and programs operating in accordance with the Franklin County Comprehensive Strategic Justice Plan and the Homeland Security Strategy.

CJPB Strategic Plan 2020-2024 - From Innovation to Implementation(PDF, 543KB)

 

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