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Analysis Area 1: Detail the impact and cost/benefit of Iowa Department of Corrections’ (IDOC) revocation-reduction efforts on public safety by determining how violations, revocations, and offending patterns by people on community supervision changed during the pandemic and estimating the impact of that change on public safety. The cost/benefit of the revocation-reduction efforts will be assessed by working with IDOC to estimate a cost of the revocation-reduction efforts in terms of staffing, caseloads, and other related costs, then balancing those costs against the impact on public safety.

Analysis Area 1: Detail the impact and cost/benefit of Iowa Department of CorrectionsÕ (IDOC) revocation-reduction efforts on public safety by determining how violations, revocations, and offending patterns by people on community supervision changed during the pandemic and estimating the impact of that change on public safety. The cost/benefit of the revocation-reduction efforts will be assessed by working with IDOC to estimate a cost of the revocation-reduction efforts in terms of staffing, caseloads, and other related costs, then balancing those costs against the impact on public safety.

3/31: Call with Beth Skinner (Director, IDOC), Sally Kreamer (Deputy Director, Community Based Corrections, IDOC) and Sarah Fineran (Research Director, IDOC) to discuss implementation priorities and next steps. 5/10: Call with Sally Kreamer (Deputy Director, Community Based Corrections, IDOC) and Sarah Fineran (Research Director, IDOC) to discuss implementation priorities and next steps.

October Site Visit 10/11-10/12
10/11: CSG Justice Center staff held an in-person meeting with IDOC stakeholders to demonstrate the interactive resource map and discuss the state’s data visualization needs during implementation planning
10/12: CSG Justice center staff held an in-person meeting with IDOC stakeholders to solicit feedback on the policy recommendations and priorities and next steps for implementation

CSG Justice Center staff convened a virtual focus group with members from the Iowa Victims Advisory Council to discuss project findings, to learn about the impact of the pandemic on victims, and to solicit recommendations for improving the success of clients returning to the community on community-based corrections.

1. 7/8: Call with Patrick McElyea (District 7 Court Judge, Iowa Judicial Branch) to solicit feedback on improving the success of clients and officers in community-based corrections.
2. 7/25: Call with Sally Kreamer (Deputy Director, Community Based Corrections, IDOC) and Sarah Fineran (Research Director, IDOC) to discuss updates on the JRI project and solicit their perspectives on potential recommendations for improvement.

Analysis Area 1: Detail the impact and cost/benefit of Iowa Department of Corrections’ (IDOC) revocation-reduction efforts on public safety by determining how violations, revocations, and offending patterns by people on community supervision changed during the pandemic and estimating the impact of that change on public safety.

Analysis Area 1: Detail the impact and cost/benefit of Iowa Department of Corrections’ (IDOC) revocation-reduction efforts on public safety by determining how violations, revocations, and offending patterns by people on community supervision changed during the pandemic and estimating the impact of that change on public safety.

Analysis Area 1: Detail the impact and cost/benefit of Iowa Department of Corrections’ (IDOC) revocation-reduction efforts on public safety by determining how violations, revocations, and offending patterns by people on community supervision changed during the pandemic and estimating the impact of that change on public safety.

Analysis Area 1: Detail the impact and cost/benefit of Iowa Department of Corrections’ (IDOC) revocation-reduction efforts on public safety by determining how violations, revocations, and offending patterns by people on community supervision changed during the pandemic and estimating the impact of that change on public safety.