"July 1: Call with Clarke Tucker (Arkansas State Senator and Task Force Member) to provide an update of the project and strategize our outreach in the state. (1 person representing 2 agencies)
July 16: Call with Krystle Williams (Area 10 Manager) to hear about her experience as an Area Manager within the Division of Community Correction and discuss the challenges she is facing. (1 person representing 1 agency).
August 2: Call with Tawnie Rowell (Director of the Arkansas Sentencing Commission and Task Force Coordinator) to discuss upcoming Task Force meetings and hear updates on the activities of the Board of Corrections. (1 person representing 2 agencies)
August 5: Call with Clarke Tucker (Arkansas State Senator and Task Force Member) to provide an update of the project and strategize our outreach in the state. (1 person representing 2 agencies)
August 13: Call with Mark Whitmore (Chief Legal Counsel for Association of Arkansas Counties) to learn how counties are affected by recidivism and jail backlogs. (1 person representing 1 agency)
August 30: Call with Marty Sullivan (Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts) regarding updates on the development of a case management system for the state. (1 person representing 1 agency)
August 30: Call with Jarrod Self (Area Manager, DOC) to coordinate an upcoming assessment site visit in northeast Arkansas. (1 person representing 1 agency)
September 3: Call with Clarke Tucker (Arkansas State Senator and Task Force Member) to provide an update on the project and share preliminary findings for the presentation to the Task Force on September 16. (1 person representing 2 agencies)
September 4: Call with Robert Gentry (Sevier County Sheriff) to learn about programming in his local county jail and the challenges in establishing and funding such programs. (1 person representing 1 agency)
September 6: Call with Tawnie Rowell (Director of the Arkansas Sentencing Commission and Task Force Coordinator) to discuss upcoming Task Force meetings and share updates on upcoming assessment site visits. (1 person representing 2 agencies)
September 10: Call with Jimmy Gazaway (Arkansas State Representative and Task Force Member) to discuss the site visit and coordinate the CSG Justice Center staff meeting with him later that day. (1 person representing 2 agencies)
September 13: Call with Sterling Penix (director of Arkansas' Criminal Detention Facilities Review Committee) regarding some of the challenges being faced by sheriffs in jails across the state. (1 person representing 1 agency)
September 25: Call with Jerry Riley (Task Force Member) to hear his perspective on the challenges of reducing recidivism in Arkansas. (1 person representing 1 agency)
October 4: Call with Tawnie Rowell (Director of the Arkansas Sentencing Commission and Task Force Coordinator) to discuss upcoming Task Force meetings and the final report. (1 person representing 2 agencies)
October 7: Call with Clarke Tucker (Arkansas State Senator and task force member) to provide an update on the project and discuss logistics around presenting policy recommendations to the task force. (1 person representing 2 agencies)
October 31: Call with Butch House (Mayor of England, AR) to discuss the possibility of England joining Justice Counts and to discuss the mayorÔs questions about the possibility of closing the townÕs jail. (1 person representing 1 agency)
November 1: Call with Tawnie Rowell (Director of the Arkansas Sentencing Commission and Task Force Coordinator) to discuss upcoming task force meetings and the final report. (1 person representing 2 agencies)
November 4: Call with Thomas Smith (Judge for the 19th West Judicial Circuit) to hear his perspective on how the criminal justice system in Arkansas can be improved. (1 person representing 1 agency)
November 4: Call with Clarke Tucker (Arkansas State Senator and task force member) to provide an update on the project and discuss logistics around presenting policy recommendations to the task force. (1 person representing 2 agencies)
November 8: Call with Paula Stone (Director of the Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health for the Arkansas Department of Human Services) to discuss the challenges in addressing substance use and mental health in Arkansas. (1 person representing 1 agency)
November 18: Call with Tawnie Rowell (Director of the Arkansas Sentencing Commission and Task Force Coordinator) and Wade Hodge (Chief of Staff for the Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Corrections) to discuss policy recommendations. (2 people representing 3 agencies)
November 25: Call with Clarke Tucker (Arkansas State Senator and task force member) to discuss policy recommendations. (1 person representing 2 agencies)
December 2: Call with Clarke Tucker (Arkansas State Senator and task force member) for a preliminary discussion of policy recommendations. (1 person representing 2 agencies)
December 3: Call with Ben Gilmore (Arkansas State Senator and task force Chair) and Clarke Tucker (Arkansas State Senator and task force member) to discuss policy recommendations. (2 people representing 2 agencies)
December 4: Call with Lindsay Wallace (DOC Secretary), Jim Cheek (Director of DOC Division of Community Correction), Tawnie Rowell (Director of the Arkansas Sentencing Commission and Task Force Coordinator), Wade Hodge (Chief of Staff for DOC Secretary), Carol Dalby (Arkansas State Representative and task force member), and Clarke Tucker (Arkansas State Senator and task force member) to solicit feedback on policy recommendations. (6 people representing 5 agencies)"
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