Persons with Disabilities

Meeting with Keith Hoover (Deputy Administrative Director & Counsel, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia), Nicole Cofer (Director, Division of Magistrate Court Services), Stephanie Bond (Director, Division of Probation Services), Magistrate Brent L. Hall (Kanawha County), Magistrate Jean Ann Luikart (Putnam County), and Magistrate Joseph L. Mendez (Logan County) to discuss pretrial interventions to assist individuals with substance use disorders, emphasizing the need for early support to prevent escalation into more serious offenses.

Presentation to West Virginia’s Regional Jail and Corrections Legislative Oversight Committee on the efforts to start JRI in the state of West Virginia. This involved informing the committee of the tribranch bipartisan support and the signed letter of interest to be submitted to funders for a West Virginia JRI project approval.

Meeting with Heather Tubman-Carbone (Associate Deputy Director, BJA), Jeff Locke (Senior Policy Advisor, BJA), (Robert Shelor, Senior Policy Advisor, BJA), Len Engel (Director of Policy and Campaigns, CJI), Barbara Pierce (Director of Justice Initiatives, CJI), and Colby Dawley Deputy Director, CJI) to (1) discuss state outreach following the National Summit and coordinate next steps; (2) define the JRI Assessment Center’s areas of focus and criteria for approval; and (3) discuss any remaining issues related to JRI ripening.

"Ripening States and Projects Monthly Updates: In April, CSG Justice Center staff remained focused on general ripening activities related to planning for follow-up engagements that will build on connections made at the National Summit to Advance States’ Criminal Justice Priorities, which took place in Atlanta, Georgia, from December 5â€"6, 2023.

"Ripening States and Projects Monthly Updates: In March, CSG Justice Center staff remained focused on general ripening activities related to planning for follow-up engagements that will build on connections made at the National Summit to Advance States’ Criminal Justice Priorities, which took place in Atlanta, Georgia, from December 5â€"6, 2023.

The culture change assessment tool is currently still being developed.

The PRC is in the initial stages of developing the companion guide which will be part of a comprehensive assessment package that will be provided to facilities. The companion guide is in its initial development. An outline of the topical area has been drafted as well as the introduction. The PRC is awaiting feedback from Westat to be able to further develop the guide.

The PRC drafted a pre-test and piloting approach for the anticipated development of the sexual safety assessment tool. The drafted approach includes the purpose, methods, data collection, analysis, survey recruitment, survey administration and collection, data entry, and next steps for the pre-testing and pilot testing phases.

During this reporting period the Nevada Division of Child and Family services discussed the timeline for closing the grant on September 30, 2023. The team also discussed the possibility of obtaining an NCE. The coaches expressed concern about submitting a third NCE request due to the continued lack of progress on overall grant activities. The coaches also reviewed information provided by the agency for a borough-based confinement facility attached to a medical center and provided the agency with guidance.

During this reporting period, JDI coaches were able to schedule check in with officials from the Michigan Department of Corrections at least once a month. Within the last couple of months, Michigan staff enrolled in the PREA Academy course. MDOC staff also had a meeting with their IT department, ADSS, to discuss updating current IT systems that would draw down on allocated grant funds. Unfortunately, ADSS is in the early stages of a complete agency-wide IT overhaul, which means that any updates to the existing system with grant funds would be short-lived.