Policy, Standards, Material Development or Review

Rising Ground, a juvenile agency in New York, NY requested their PREA employee, contractor and volunteer training curriculum to be reviewed. Rising Ground contracts with the City of New York Administration for Children's Service to provide juvenile services for one secure and six non-secure facilities.

Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center (BCMDC) located in Albuquerque, NM requested a review of and recommendations for revisions to their PREA policies. The BCMDC has undergone and passed three PREA audits; however, they have a new warden who wants to make sure their policies align with the standards and is interested in recommendations for how to make them even more robust.

Review of Onslow County Sheriff's Office Employee Training Curriculum.
The Onslow County Sheriffs Office (OCSO) in Jacksonville, NC requested a review of their PREA employee training curriculium materials. The TA was assigned to The Moss Group, Inc. (TMG) to review the agency's training materials and provide feedback on how this material aligns with the PREA training standards

Hosted a table at NAADAC 2024 Annual Conference & Hill Day: Learn, Connect, Advocate, Succeed. Networked with attendees and promoted services offered through our TTAC as well as BJA's COSSUP grant.

Continued drafting the RISE Program Transition and Stabilization Plan, a behavior tracking log, and a contract for participants to commit to participating in the program.

Created an "Invite" to disseminate to attendees.

Created documentation to track additional resources needed to implement RISE.

Meeting with Colorado Attorney General’s Office about ERPO implementation best practices

Reviewed progress on implementation plan with team. Discussed TABE testing for restrictive housing. Discussed criteria for progression and regression and received a programming development update.

Provide state-specific ERPO TTA support by reviewing drafted ERPO policy manuals and ensuring the incorporation of ERPO implementation best practices.