Community Courts

Judge Devin Robinson visited RHCJC to learn more about community court and the clinical programs at RHCJC.

NOTE: Site visit happened 11/21/23 which is included in the deliverables timeline due to the 2022 grant extension, but the system will not let that be inputted due to the 2020 grant ending 9/30/23

State Senator Scarcella-Spanton visited RHCJC to learn about the programming and observe court. The state senator is interested in opening a justice center in Coney Island

NOTE: Site visit happened 10/27/23 which is included in the deliverables due to the 2022 grant extension, but the system will not let that be inputted due to the 2020 grant ending 9/30/23

RHCJC hosted 2 members of the Brooklyn DA's office to learn more about their programming

Red Hook Community Justice Center hosted 10 individuals from the Brooklyn DA's office to observe court and receive an overview of RHCJC's program

Midtown Community Court hosted Speaker Carl Heastie and 9 members of his staff to observe the misdemeanor mental health court and receive a legal and clinical overview of MCC programming

Midtown Community Court hosted Defense Attorney Alvin Bragg to observe the misdemeanor mental health court and receive and overview of the community first program

Six New York State legislators visited Midtown Community Court in order to observe the misdemeanor mental health court and receive both a legal and clinical overview of MCC's programs.

Six virtual roundtables were held March 14, 2023 to March 23, 2023. Participants included individuals interested in providing more insight about collateral consequences in tribal courts. Groups were determined by region.

On May 19, 2023, Brenda Williams, Clinical Director at the University of Washington Tribal Court Public Defense Clinic, contacted NAICJA seeking assistance with holistic defense. UW serves as the primary public defender of misdemeanors at the Tulalip Tribes Tribal Court. Tulalip is considering updating its court structure to include in-house public defense. Brenda attended NAICJA's Tribal Holistic Defense Roundtable Conference and was interested in sharing with the Tulalip Court Administration the concepts of tribal holistic defense as a model for change.

On October 11 and 12, Center staff Taylor DeClerck and Shawn Rogers traveled to the 2023 Coordinator/Case Manager conference hosted by the Wisconsin Association of Treatment Court Professionals (WATCP). They delivered two presentations. First one titled "Case Management for Justice Professionals: How to lead from the front line" provided the fundamentals for comprehensive case management, how to become participant-oriented and community based, and assisting with needs outside of substance use treatment.