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11/12: In-person meeting with WV Department of Administrative Services (DAS): CSG Justice Center staff met with Mike Cutlip (Deputy Director), Marty Hatfield (Assistant Director), and Tina Desmond (Director) to discuss the management and funding of Day Report Centers in WV. (3 participant, 1 agency)

11/12: In-person meeting with Senate General Counsel and Chief Counsel to the Governor: CSG Justice Center staff met with Sarah Stewart (Senate General Counsel) and Berkeley Bentley (Chief Counsel to the Governor) to discuss the executive order to form the working group. (2 participant, 2 agency)

In-person meeting with REACH: CSG Justice Center staff met with Bev Sharp (Executive Director) to discuss the WV project and learn more about the reentry landscape and processes in West Virginia. (1 participant, 1 agency)

A site visit was conducted in Charleston, West Virginia on November 11 and 12 to connect with key legislative and executive stakeholders about the executive order to form the working group, attend interim session hearings, and meet with additional stakeholders to perform qualitative analysis.

11/10: In-person meeting with FWD.US: CSG Justice Center staff met with Conrad Lucas (Lobbyist, Right on Crime), Jordan Burgess, Elissa Johnson (VP of Criminal Justice Campaign), and Tinsae Gebriel (VP of Criminal Justice Research and Policy) to discuss the WV project and their policy goals for the 2025 session. (4 people representing 1 agency)

12/04 In-person meeting with Felicia Freeman (Analyst, NC DAC) and Jenn Adams (Program Analyst, NC DAC) to review the final presentation, findings from the data analysis, and policies for further analysis. (2 participants, 1 agency)

12/05 In-person presentation to present the final North Carolina JAC presentation and project findings. (14 participants, 1 agency

In-person meeting with Felicia Freeman (Analyst, NC DAC) and Jenn Adams (Program Analyst, NC DAC) to review the preliminary findings presentation, initial findings from the final data analysis, and policies for further analysis. (2 participants, 1 agency)?

49 video calls and 20 phone calls from July - December 2024 with 195 participants, representing 89 agenciesObjective 8: Educate policymakers about how JRI can help address their stateÕ most pressing needs and assess the readiness of interested states.July7/1: CSG Justice Center staff met with Mark Patterson, Cara Compani to discuss the upcoming HCR 23 Task Force meeting on July 22. (2 participants, 2 agencies)7/2: Video call with Richard Sparaco and Julie Kempker to discuss coordinating efforts between NDCS and the NBOP.

Ripening States and ProjectsMonthly Updates:In November, the CSG Justice Center focused on following up on previous connections made at the National Summit to Advance States' Criminal Justice Priorities in December 2023. CSG Justice Center staff will continue to utilize the list of priority states to build out stakeholder engagement through the reminder of the year and into 2025.