$20,001 - $25,000

On February 17, 2023, Center staff convened 13 statewide treatment court coordinators for an information session led by Gregory Torain, Senior Drug Policy Advisor at Bureau of Justice Assistance. The session provided coordinators with information pertaining to the release of upcoming ADC, VTC, and COSSUP solicitations. It was a great opportunity for coordinators to ask any questions or express any concerns they may have about the solicitations.

· 7/6: Call with Dr. Sema Taheri (Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives) from Measures for Justice to discuss the development of metrics to measure victims’ services.
· 7/6: Call with Chris Poulos (Director of Person Centered Services), Thea Mounts (Director of Research and Data Analytics), and Greg Fisher (Chief Information Officer) from the Washington State Department of Corrections and Humphrey Obuobi (Product Manager) and Lili Dworkin (Tech Lead Manager) from Recidiviz to discuss becoming a Justice Counts Alpha Partner.

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 continued to socialize the guidelines and engage key partners in the field, further develop outreach strategies and project next steps for technical assistance, and plan the introductory webinar for January 2023. Throughout the month, the project team continuously met with internal CSG Justice Center colleagues, including the Communications team, to discuss the introductory webinar presentation, webinar Communications plan, review of the self-assessment tool, and further development of the outreach strategy.

Analysis Area 1: Facilitate a cross-system data match between DHHS and county jails to identify the overlapping population of people who have behavioral health challenges who move through local criminal justice systems and identify high utilizers of both systems. CSG Justice Center staff will conduct an in-depth descriptive analysis of the matched Medicaid claims data to provide information on trends in services accessed in the community by people incarcerated in each participating jail.

Analysis Area 1: Facilitate a cross-system data match between DHHS and county jails to identify the overlapping population of people who have behavioral health challenges who move through local criminal justice systems and identify high utilizers of both systems. CSG Justice Center staff will conduct an in-depth descriptive analysis of the matched Medicaid claims data to provide information on trends in services accessed in the community by people incarcerated in each participating jail.

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.