Inmate Assistance Programs

The Fidelity Assessment Instrument was developed in order to operationalize the standards set forth in the Promising Practices Guidelines (PPGs). The instrument is divided into the same section sections and components as contained in the PPGs. The instrument scores how programs meet each component as set forth in the PPGs. The outcome of the FAI process is a report that scores how programs align with the PPGs and provides individualized recommendations for further training and technical assistance where gaps or shortcomings are identified.

The Fidelity Assessment Instrument was developed in order to operationalize the standards set forth in the Promising Practices Guidelines (PPGs). The instrument is divided into the same section sections and components as contained in the PPGs. The instrument scores how programs meet each component as set forth in the PPGs. The outcome of the FAI process is a report that scores how programs align with the PPGs and provides individualized recommendations for further training and technical assistance where gaps or shortcomings are identified.

The Fidelity Assessment Instrument was developed in order to operationalize the standards set forth in the Promising Practices Guidelines (PPGs). The instrument is divided into the same section sections and components as contained in the PPGs. The instrument scores how programs meet each component as set forth in the PPGs. The outcome of the FAI process is a report that scores how programs align with the PPGs and provides individualized recommendations for further training and technical assistance where gaps or shortcomings are identified.

The Fidelity Assessment Instrument was developed in order to operationalize the standards set forth in the Promising Practices Guidelines (PPGs). The instrument is divided into the same section sections and components as contained in the PPGs. The instrument scores how programs meet each component as set forth in the PPGs. The outcome of the FAI process is a report that scores how programs align with the PPGs and provides individualized recommendations for further training and technical assistance where gaps or shortcomings are identified.

After discussing focus group planning with the New Mexico Sentencing Commission, CJI has begun identifying potential locations and hosts for focus groups, relying on local criminal justice coordinating councils to assist with hosting and invitations. Each focus group will include law enforcement, court system actors, corrections officers, victims, directly impacted individuals, county managers, community supervision officers, behavioral health experts, and tribal liaisons from that specific region.

The CJI team is involved in ongoing stakeholder engagement and relationship building throughout the state of New Mexico, to build confidence, trust, and participation across the state of New Mexico in the JRI phase 1 process. CJI has met periodically with members of Governor Grisham’s office as well as other legislators to plan the JRI process.

The CJI team is conducting a comprehensive system assessment of the New Mexico criminal justice system, with a focus on both jails and prisons. The quantitative analysis portion of this assessment includes a review of publicly available jail and prison data as well as the collection and analysis of data from prisons and a sample of jails across the state. So far, the CJI team has met with a variety of jail administrators, the New Mexico Corrections Department, and the New Mexico Sentencing Commission to discuss criminal justice data trends and data sharing next steps.

The CJI team is conducting a comprehensive system assessment of the New Mexico criminal justice system, with a focus on both jails and prisons. The qualitative analysis portion of this assessment includes a review of publicly available information such as statutes, court rules, administrative codes, case law, state constitutional provisions, academic journal articles, newspapers, as well as a variety of interviews with stakeholders across New Mexico’s criminal justice system.

For six months, CJI repeatedly met with the Governor’s office to discuss the status of the JRI effort. After discussing roundtable planning with the Governor’s office, CJI began identifying stakeholder roundtable groups as well as potential hosts and facilitators for roundtables. CJI decided that stakeholder engagement with county commissioners, jail administrators, sheriffs, victims, as well as criminal justice-impacted persons was most important.

On September 7th, CJI delivered the first data drivers presentation to the MODERN Justice Task Force; the presentation highlighted jail admissions data. The reception was very positive. CJI then began compiling length of stay and release data and presented this information during the second data drivers presentation to the task force on October 10th. Following this presentation, CJI compiled policy option information and corresponding state examples to provide to task force members to reference as they would engage in policy option discussions.