Advisory Opinion 1-2012
Whether the law enforcement exemptions from the provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA") would apply to transfers and returns of juveniles involving non-member states.
Advisory Opinion 2-2012
If a juvenile is arrested on a new offense in a state other than the juvenile's home state, could the holding state's detention center bill the juvenile's family with detention fees while the new charge is going through the court process? At what point would the hold on the new charge end, and the ICJ hold begin? Would it be the responsibility of the holding state to notify the home state of when the new charges were settled and the ICJ process had begun? Could a holding state ever bill the home state for the cost of detention fees?
Advisory Opinion 5-2012
Whether minors adjudicated juvenile delinquents in Hawaii and referred to residential treatment programs in Utah and California, but who do not qualify for transfer under the ICPC, may be transferred under the ICJ?
Advisory Opinion 4-2014
ICJ Authority in Cases where Approval of Supervision May Result in Violation of Court Orders
Advisory Opinion 3-2014
Provisions for cooperative detention within ICJ
Advisory Opinion 2-2015
Signatures on the Form VI: whether a request for transfer of supervision of an eligible juvenile under the compact can permissibly be processed without the signature of the ‘sentencing’ judge or compact official.
Advisory Opinion 1-2016
Pre-adjudicated Home Evaluation Requests
Commissioners
Tomiko Frierson
UNITY Coordinator, Illinois
- Direct Phone: (708) 613-1419
- Office Phone: (708) 709-3382
- FAX: (708) 709-3383
- Office Email: tomiko.frierson@illinois.gov
- Personal Email: tomiko.frierson@illinois.gov
- Commissioner
- Parole Only
- Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice
- Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice
- 1010 Dixie Highway, Suite 100
Chicago Heights, Illinois 60411
Chris Biehn
Compact Administrator, Indiana
- Direct Phone: (317) 234-9761
- Office Email: chris.biehn@courts.IN.gov
- Personal Email: chris.biehn@courts.IN.gov
- Commissioner / Compact Administrator
- Parole & Probation
- Indiana Office of Court Services
- Indiana Supreme Court
- 251 N. Illinois Street, Suite #800
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Curtis Hamstra
Commissioner, Iowa
- Direct Phone: (712) 308-4135
- Office Email: curtis.hamstra@iowacourts.gov
- Commissioner
- Parole & Probation
- Iowa Courts
- 227 South 6th Street, Room 532D
Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501
Michael Tymkew
UNITY Coordinator, Michigan
- Direct Phone: (517) 243-6380
- FAX: (517) 241-9773
- Office Email: Tymkewm@michigan.gov
- Commissioner
- Parole & Probation
- Michigan ICJ Office
- Michigan Dept. of Health and Human Services – Juvenile Justice Programs
- 235 S. Grand Ave., Suite 1315
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Tracy Hudrlik
Compact Office/Compact Administrator, Minnesota
- Direct Phone: (651) 285-9271
- Office Phone: (651) 361-7321
- Office Email: tracy.hudrlik@state.mn.us
- Personal Email: tracy.hudrlik@state.mn.us
- Commissioner / Compact Administrator
- Parole & Probation
- Minnesota Department of Corrections
- 1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 200
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108-5219
Jacey R. Rader
Compliance Committee Chair, Nebraska
- Direct Phone: (402) 471-2855
- FAX: (402) 471-4891
- Office Email: jacey.rader@nejudicial.gov
- Personal Email: jacey.rader@nejudicial.gov
- Commissioner
- Probation Only
- NE Interstate Compact
- P.O. Box 98910
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-8910
Sasaun Lane
Alternate Regional Representative/UNITY Coordinator, Ohio
- Direct Phone: (614) 419-6254
- Office Phone: (614) 466-2788
- Office Email: Sasaun.Lane@dys.ohio.gov
- Personal Email: Sasaun.Lane@dys.ohio.gov
- Commissioner
- Parole & Probation
- Ohio Department of Youth Services
- 4545 Fisher Rd Suite D
Columbus, Ohio 43228
Regional Representative
Howard Wykes
Designee/Deputy Compact Administrator, Arizona
Howard Wykes began his career in the juvenile justice field in 2001, working as a youth correctional officer for the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections. He has always enjoyed working with juveniles and felt this was a way for him to provide wisdom that could lead to opportunities for the juveniles. In 2004, Howard was promoted to Parole Officer and got the opportunity to have a more direct impact on the juveniles in the system. This was also his first exposure to ICJ as a supervising field officer. In 2014, Howard was promoted to Parole Supervisor which enabled him the opportunity to have a greater reach on the number of juveniles he was coming into contact with. He has since transitioned from field supervision of juveniles to mentoring those doing the field supervision of ICJ youth. This offered a chance to share his experience and lessons learned from his time in the field. In 2019, Howard was promoted into an administrative position including taking over as the Deputy Compact Administrator for the Arizona ICJ office. He attended his first ABM that year in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he loved meeting other ICJ practitioners from around the country. Howard got further involved with ICJ by serving on an Ad Hoc committee, the Training Committee, Technology Committee, and Rules Committee. In 2022, Howard was appointed the Arizona ICJ Full Time Designee and was elected as the Western Region Rep at the 2022 ABM in Vermont.
Commissioners
Robert Heide
Commissioner, Alaska
- Direct Phone: (907) 465-2339
- FAX: (907) 465-8466
- Office Email: robert.heide@alaska.gov
- Personal Email: robert.heide@alaska.gov
- Commissioner
- Probation Only
- Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice
- PO Box 110635
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0635
Doug Sargent
Compact Administrator, Arizona
- Direct Phone: (602) 525-0695
- Office Email: dsargent@azdjc.gov
- Personal Email: dsargent@azdjc.gov
- Compact Administrator
- Parole & Probation
- Arizona ICJ Office
- 100 N. 15th Ave, Suite #103
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Jason D. Johnson
Compact Administrator, California
- Direct Phone: (916) 255-2781
- Office Phone: (916) 255-2781
- Office Email: JuvenileInterstate@cdcr.ca.gov
- Personal Email: DAPOCAInterstate@cdcr.ca.gov
- Commissioner / Compact Administrator
- Parole & Probation
- Division of Adult Parole Operations
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- 9838 Old Placerville Rd
Sacramento, California 95827
Brooke Montelongo
UNITY Coordinator, Colorado
- Direct Phone: (970) 420-1473
- Office Email: brooke.montelongo@state.co.us
- Commissioner (Primary Contact)
- Parole & Probation
- Colorado Division of Youth Corrections
- 2629 Redwing Rd. Ste. 135
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
Tasha Hunt
Compact Administrator, Connecticut
- Direct Phone: (860) 368-3875
- FAX: (860) 258-8976
- Office Email: Tasha.Hunt@jud.ct.gov
- Commissioner / Compact Administrator
- Parole & Probation
- Court Support Services Division
- State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
- 455 Winding Brook Dr.
Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033
Kristin Davidson
Compact Administrator, Hawaii
- Direct Phone: (808) 954-8222
- Office Email: kristin.l.davidson@courts.hawaii.gov
- Commissioner / Compact Administrator
- Parole & Probation
- The Judiciary-State of Hawaii
- Office of the Chief Court Administrator
- 4675 Kapolei Parkway
Kapolei, Hawaii 69707
Monty Prow
Compact Administrator, Idaho
- Direct Phone: (208) 577-5404
- FAX: (208) 334-5120
- Office Email: Monty.Prow@idjc.idaho.gov
- Personal Email: Monty.Prow@idjc.idaho.gov
- Commissioner / Compact Administrator
- Parole & Probation
- Idaho Dept. of Juvenile Corrections
- 954 W Jefferson St.
PO Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720
Mike Barthel
Commissioner, Montana
- Personal Email: MBarthel@mt.gov
- Commissioner
- Parole & Probation
- Division of Corrections
- P. O. Box 201301
5 S. Last Chance Gulch
Helena, Montana 59620
David Laity
Compact Administrator, Nevada
- Direct Phone: (775) 687-2262
- Office Phone: (775) 688-1421
- FAX: (775) 688-2662
- Office Email: Dlaity@dcfs.nv.gov
- Commissioner / Compact Administrator
- Parole & Probation
- Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
- 751 Ryland Street
Reno, Nevada 89502
Dale Dodd
UNITY Coordinator/Finance Committee Chair, New Mexico
- Direct Phone: (505) 699-7476
- Office Phone: (505) 771-5958
- FAX: (505) 867-9655
- Office Email: Dale.dodd@cyfd.nm.gov
- Personal Email: Dale.dodd@cyfd.nm.gov
- Commissioner
- Parole & Probation
- CYFD/JJS
- CYFD/JJS/ICJ Office-4359 Jaeger Dr. Ste. C.
Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87144
Lisa Bjergaard
Compact Administrator, North Dakota
- Direct Phone: (701) 328-6674
- Office Email: lbjergaa@nd.gov
- Personal Email: lbjergaa@nd.gov
- Commissioner / Compact Administrator
- Parole & Probation
- Division of Juvenile Services
- 701 16th Ave. SW
Mandan, North Dakota 58554
Nina Belli
Commission Chair/UNITY Coordinator, Oregon
- Direct Phone: (503) 373-7569
- FAX: (971) 673-6701
- Office Email: Nina.Belli@oya.oregon.gov
- Commissioner
- Parole & Probation
- Oregon Youth Authority
- 45 82ND Drive, Suite 51B
Gladstone, Oregon 97027
Sonia Sweeney
Compact Administrator, Utah
- Direct Phone: (801) 578-3812
- Office Email: sonias@utcourts.gov
- Personal Email: sonias@utcourts.gov
- Commissioner / Compact Administrator
- Parole & Probation
- Administrative Office of the Courts
- 450 S. State St.,
P.O. Box 140241
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-0241
Jedd Pelander
Commissioner, Washington
- Direct Phone: (360) 485-5113
- Office Email: wa-icj@dcyf.wa.gov
- Commissioner
- Parole & Probation
- Department of Children, Youth and Families
- Department of Children, Youth and Families
- PO BOX 45720
Olympia, Washington 98504
Casey Gerber
Compact Administrator, Wisconsin
- Direct Phone: (608) 240-5918
- Office Email: DOCDJCInterstateCompact@wisconsin.gov
- Personal Email: casey.gerber@wisconsin.gov
- Commissioner / Compact Administrator
- Parole & Probation
- Division of Juvenile Corrections
- Department of Corrections
- 3099 East Washington Street; P.O. Box 8930
Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8930
Maureen Clifton
Alternate Regional Representative, Wyoming
- Direct Phone: (307) 777-3570
- FAX: (307) 777-3693
- Office Email: ICJ@wyo.gov
- Personal Email: maureen.clifton@wyo.gov
- Commissioner
- Parole & Probation
- Department of Family Services
- 2300 Capitol Avenue, Hathaway Bldg. Third Floor
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002-0490
Regional Representative
Caitlyn Bickford
Commissioner/Deputy Compact Administrator/UNITY Coordinator, New Hampshire
Caitlyn Bickford is the Commissioner and Deputy Compact Administrator for the New Hampshire Division for Children, Youth and Families Interstate Office. Caitlyn began her career with NH DCYF in 2007 as a Child Protective Service Worker (CPSW) in a local district office, working closely with families with a substantiated finding of abuse or neglect in order to reunify children with their parents, or assisting the parents with maintaining their children in their home. Caitlyn then worked as a Permanency CPSW, focusing on achieving sustainable permanency for children that were legally free for adoption. From there, she was promoted to the position of Permanency Supervisor within that local office, where she supervised a staff of 6-8 workers, along with ensuring a sustained attention on permanency for all of the children within that local office. After 4-years as a Supervisor, Caitlyn then accepted a position within NH DCYF’s State Office as the Deputy Compact Administrator for the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC) in 2017. At that time, ICJ was being managed by another position within State Office. Caitlyn advocated for ICPC and ICJ to be under the same position given the similarities and unique crossover there often is, especially given Child Protection and Juvenile Justice are both within NH DCYF. Caitlyn became the Commissioner and DCA for ICJ in 2018. Her position continued to expand in 2018 with the addition of a specific home study unit responsible for completing all incoming ICPC Home Studies, which she supervises and oversees. Caitlyn’s position once again expanded when began overseeing the Human Trafficking program in 2020. As the Interstate Programs Administrator of New Hampshire, Caitlyn oversees ICPC, ICJ and the Human Trafficking Program Specialist.
Alternate Regional Representative
Trissie Casanova
Compact Office/Deputy Compact Administrator/Designee/UNITY Coordinator, Vermont
Commissioners
Francis Casey
Commissioner, Delaware
- Direct Phone: (302) 633-2678
- FAX: (302) 633-2517
- Office Email: Francis.Casey@delaware.gov
- Commissioner
- Parole & Probation
- Office of Case Management
- Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
- 1825 Faulkland Rd.
Wilmington, Delaware 19805
A. Roy Curtis
UNITY Coordinator, Maine
- Direct Phone: (207) 592-4946
- Office Email: roy.a.curtis@maine.gov
- Personal Email: roy.a.curtis@maine.go
- Commissioner
- Parole & Probation
- Maine Department of Corrections
- 2 Franklin Street Suite 203
Belfast, Maine 04915
Rebecca Moore
Commissioner, Massachusetts
- Direct Phone: (617) 908-7025
- Office Phone: (617) 960-3239
- FAX: 617-951-2409
- Office Email: rebecca.moore@mass.gov
- Commissioner / Deputy Compact Administrator
- Parole Only
- Department of Youth Services
- 600 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Caitlyn Bickford
Deputy Compact Administrator/UNITY Coordinator/Regional Representative, New Hampshire
- Direct Phone: (603) 573-1590
- FAX: (603) 271-4729
- Office Email: Caitlyn.Bickford@dhhs.nh.gov
- Commissioner / Deputy Compact Administrator
- Parole & Probation
- Division for Children, Youth, and Family
- 129 Pleasant Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
Dr. Jennifer LeBaron
Compact Administrator, New Jersey
- Direct Phone: (609) 292-1400
- Office Email: jennifer.lebaron@jjc.nj.gov
- Personal Email: jennifer.lebaron@jjc.nj.gov
- Commissioner / Compact Administrator
- Parole Only
- Office of Juvenile Parole and Transitional Services
- Juvenile Justice Commission
- 1001 Spruce St., #202
Trenton, New Jersey 08638
Wendy Lautsbaugh
UNITY Coordinator, Pennsylvania
- Direct Phone: (717) 395-9467
- FAX: (717) 425-5562
- Office Email: wlautsbaug@pa.gov
- Personal Email: RA-PA-ICJ@pa.gov
- Commissioner
- Parole & Probation
- PA Interstate Compact Unit
- DHS/OCYF/BPPO/Division of Operations
Jessica Nash
Compact Administrator, Rhode Island
- Direct Phone: (401) 462-6649
- Office Email: Jessica.nash@dcyf.ri.gov
- Personal Email: Jessica.nash@dcyf.ri.gov
- Commissioner / Compact Administrator
- Parole & Probation
- Juvenile Probation and Parole
- Department of Children, Youth and Families
- 42 Cherrydale Court
Cranston, Rhode Island 02920
Barbara Joyal
Commissioner, Vermont
- Direct Phone: (802) 760-0599
- Office Email: Barbara.Joyal@vermont.gov
- Personal Email: Barbara.Joyal@vermont.gov
- Commissioner
- Parole & Probation
- Department for Children and Families
- Department for Children and Families
- 280 State Drive HC1 North
Waterbury, Vermont 05671-1030
Eavey-Monique James
Commissioner, Virgin Islands
- Direct Phone: (340) 715-6906
- FAX: (340) 774-3466
- Office Email: virginislandsicpc_icj@dhs.vi.gov
- Personal Email: virginislandsicpc_icj@dhs.vi.gov
- Commissioner
- Parole & Probation
- ICJ Compact Office
- Department of Human Services
- 1303 Hospital Ground
Knud Hansen Complex, Ste. 1
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802