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Priority Area 1: Engage and educate Kansas stakeholders on Justice Reinvestment policies and legislation to promote oversight and sustainability. Update: There are no updates this month. Priority Area 2: Assist Kansas with monitoring progress, collecting data, and tracking outcomes associated with JRI policies. Update: In May, CSG Justice Center staff continued working with the KSSC, KDOC, OJA, and the PRB on data collection and analysis.

Priority Area 1: Engage and educate Kansas stakeholders on Justice Reinvestment policies and legislation to promote oversight and sustainability. Update: There are no updates this month. Priority Area 2: Assist Kansas with monitoring progress, collecting data, and tracking outcomes associated with JRI policies. Update: In April, CSG Justice Center staff continued working with the KSSC, KDOC, OJA, and the PRB on data collection and analysis. In addition, CSG Justice Center staff continued monitoring the process of the sub-award spending with the different agencies.

Priority Area 1: Engage and educate Kansas stakeholders on Justice Reinvestment policies and legislation to promote oversight and sustainability. Update: Three bills relating to JRI policy recommendations were introduced in the Kansas legislature but are all still in their respective committees and have not moved to a floor vote. The legislation is intended to extend early release options for those on probation, enhance good time credits for people in jail, and allow people with felony drug convictions to access food assistance programs.

Priority Area 1: Engage and educate Kansas stakeholders on Justice Reinvestment policies and legislation to promote oversight and sustainability. Update: Three bills relating to JRI policy recommendations have been introduced in the Kansas legislature; however, they are all still in their respective committees and have not moved to a floor vote. Currently, there is a focus on juvenile policy, so momentum for adult-related legislation has stalled.

1/10: Meeting with Francis Givens (Special Projects Managers, KSSC) to discuss preparation for cohosting a virtual KS Recovery from Addiction Funded Treatment (RAFT) training presentation. The presentation will be presented to the general attorney public and community corrections officers in Kansas to help promote and educate agency leadership on the importance of prosecutorial diversion programs. 
 

In November, CSG Justice Center staff presented to the Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight in Topeka, Kansas. The presentation was a summary of Kansas’s JRI project, progress regarding implementation, and recommended next steps for sustainability. 
Additionally, CSG Justice Center staff met with stakeholders in Kansas during the on-site visit to receive additional feedback on implementation progress and needs within the state. Furthermore, CSG Justice Center staff discussed ongoing technical assistance opportunities through March 2023.

CSG Justice Center staff were on-site September 6-8 for the 2022 Kansas Sentencing Commission Workshop. The workshop brought together stakeholders of the JR initiative in Kansas to present on various topics, including educational outreach, sentencing guidelines, and ongoing projects, such as the electronic journal project. During this visit, CSG Justice Center staff led a presentation on JRI in Kansas, which provided an overview of the JR process, updates on the implementation progress and data monitoring, sustainability, and next steps.

7/1: Phone call with Jonathan Ogletree (Chairman, Prisoner Review Board) to discuss the content and timing of the Prisoner Review Board training that will be facilitated by CSG Justice Center contractors Center for Effective Policy. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)

Priority Area 1: Engage and educate Kansas stakeholders on Justice Reinvestment policies and legislation to promote oversight and sustainability.
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Priority Area 1: Engage and educate Kansas stakeholders on Justice Reinvestment policies and legislation to promote oversight and sustainability.
Update:
In November, CSG Justice Center staff presented to the Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight in Topeka, Kansas. The presentation included a summary of Kansas’s JRI project, progress regarding implementation, and recommended next steps for sustainability.