Inmate Assistance Programs

Objective 3: Promote Justice Counts with the goal of increasing participation and support.
Meeting with Jules Bagneris (Commissioner) from Los Angeles County to introduce the project. They invited CSG Justice Center staff to present to the County Board of Supervisors. Meeting was conducted at the CDAA Conference. (1 person, representing 1 agency)?

Objective 3: Promote Justice Counts with the goal of increasing participation and support.
Meeting with Robert Mestman (Senior District Attorney) from Orange County District Attorney's Office to introduce the project and goals for data sharing. Meeting was conducted at the CDAA Conference. . (1 person, representing 1 agency)

Objective 9: Provide structured, ongoing support up to 15 Category 1 grantee states and support the field. (IG States/ Vendor and Automation)?
Virtual Presentation to the Lane County Public Safety Coordinating Council to introduce the project and encourage agencies to opt in. (7 people, representing 7 agencies)?

Objective 3: Promote Justice Counts with the goal of increasing participation and support.
Meeting with City Attorney Mara Elliot and Assistant City Attorney Paige Folkman from the San Diego City Attorney to introduce the project and talk about how it could be used by an office with both a civil and criminal caseload. Address is 200 Third Avenue, Suite 1620 San Diego, CA 92101. (2 people, representing 1 agency)

Objective 3: Promote Justice Counts with the goal of increasing participation and support.
CSG Justice Center presented presented at the CSG Midwest Legislative Conference on Justice Counts.

Objective 3: Promote Justice Counts with the goal of increasing participation and support.
CSG Justice Center presented presented at the National District Attorney's Association. Because of the size of the audience the presentation was delivered as a roundtable discussion.

We conducted a virtual site visit with the Bexar County, TX, grant team to learn more about changes being made statewide to the competency process that impact the Bexar County team’s implementation. We discussed strategies for addressing challenges; engaged the grant partners and other providers in a discussion about the progress of their Jail-Based Restoration (JBCR) Program and provided feedback on the program after one year in operation; and engaged with a peer site operating a competency restoration program to discuss key components/strategies for a successful restoration unit.

Minnesota Tribal Intergovernmental Reentry Workshop (TIRW) - The TIRW is for tribes who have, or are interested in having, a reentry program to serve tribal members returning to the community from federal, state, or tribal correctional facilities. This TIRW is designed to provide participants with the tools to develop effective reentry plans based on sharing operational, organizational, and culture-based concepts and processes that identify critical services and interventions needed to reduce recidivism and victimization within Minnesota.

WORKSHOP # 2 - Incorporating Cultural and Traditional Practices to Improve Reentry Outcomes. This workshop provided information on reentry programs that have incorporated traditional healing practices into their reentyr programs, discussed the benefits of developing a cultural component to reentry programs, identified additional traditional and cultural practices to be included in reentry programs, and discussed the ability to adapt traditional practices to meet the needs of other tribal reentry programs.

WORKSHOP– Understanding Your Clients: A Discussion on Working with Native American Clients in a Reentry Program. This presentation is based on part 3 of the Reentry Toolkit developed as part of this funding opportunity. This workshop focused on engaging the client in the reentry program by providing information to enhance the attends’ knowledge and skill set to successfully engage clients in their reentry programs.