Program/Practice Implementation

CHJ staff and partner SMEs produced and moderated a Workshop on Collaboration between Community-based and Correctional entities, 3 grantee organizations and 5 of their staff and stakeholders presented their experience and successes. CHJ staff facilitated participation of 2 grantee organizations in a Workshop and 1 grantee organization in a Plenary Session. CHJ staff and SMEs produced, hosted and facilitated 3 Breakout sessions with 16 small group topic focused discussions.

11/22- In-person meeting Stephanie Hines (Division Director), Shimike Dodson (Assistant Division Director), and Eric Miner (Research Analyst) from the Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts to workshop data-story telling tools and the need for them, to discuss the Pilot Phase of Counts implementing Justice Counts with additional metrics. 

The goal of this TTA is to provide the Gary Police Department with direct access to a subject matter expert to assist with enhancement of their public information office with the goal to improve community relations and reduce violent crime.

MA DOC convened a meeting with Vera and a private consulting firm to discuss the agency’s strategic planning and culture change initiatives, with a goal of clarifying responsibilities and identifying any potential overlaps between the two external partners.

Vera associate directors, D4D site leads, and the data collection team met with the DOC director and executive leadership to discuss the status of the project and deliver project implementation support.

Vera, D4D associate director met with the DOC representatives to discuss questions about the memorandum of understanding.

Vera's associate directors and D4D site leads provided an overview of the D4D project to MA DOC's extended leadership team, including the commissioner, deputy commissioners, assistant deputy commissioners, deputy chief of staff, general counsel, facility superintendents, and division directors.

Vera associate directors and D4D site leads met with One Voice United (OVU) and the DOC executive leadership team to discuss strategies to engage the agency’s corrections officer union in the D4D project.

Vera site lead held a check-in call with project coordinator from the Massachusetts DOC to discuss implementation of the Designed for Dignity project.

Vera site lead held a check-in call with project coordinator from the Massachusetts DOC to discuss implementation of the Designed for Dignity project.