Prisons

October 24: CSG Justice Center staff met with Cathleen Compton (Judge for the 6th Judicial Circuit) to hear her insights on recidivism in Arkansas and its effect on the criminal justice system. (1 person representing 1 agency)

December 16: CSG Justice Center staff attended the December meeting of the Legislative Recidivism Reduction Task Force to deliver a presentation with DOC data analysis findings and final policy recommendations. (16 participants representing 14 agencies)

October 24: CSG Justice Center staff attended the October meeting of the Legislative Recidivism Reduction Task Force to deliver a presentation about court data in Arkansas. (16 participants representing 14 agencies)

October 24: CSG Justice Center staff met with Senator Clarke Tucker to discuss logistical next steps for the remaining presentations and drafting of the task force's final recommendations. (1 person representing 2 agencies)

October 24: CSG Justice Center staff met with Cathleen Compton (Judge for the 6th Judicial Circuit) to hear her insights on recidivism in Arkansas and its effect on the criminal justice system. (1 person representing 1 agency)

The PRC will operate an assistance request form on its website and will respond to assistance requests by engaging with jurisdictions, assessing what services are appropriate, and meeting the needs of the requesting organization as resources allow. All data regarding the interaction is tracked in the PRC's information database. Full assistance cases are reported as individual TTAs.
The PRC processed/closed 30 Request for Assistance cases between July - December 2025.

Objective 1: Develop standards for local jurisdictions and state criminal justice agencies that will result in data being accurately and comprehensively aggregated at the state and national levels. (Tier 2 metrics and TIGs)_16 calls with 14 people representing 13 agencies
8/2 Call with Dr. Sema Taheri (Director of Research and strategic Initiatives) and Shelby Davis (Assistant Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives) from Measures for Justice to plan for upcoming subcommittee meetings. (2 people, representing 1 agency)_

Objective 3: Develop and run a national campaign to educate criminal justice agency leaders, policymakers, and the public about the Justice Counts metrics. (Website Work)_19 calls with 20 people from 6 agenciesÊ
7/18: Call with Jessica Hong from Recidiviz to discuss outstanding items with the Prison dashboard mock. The dashboard mock will be ready to submit to the comms team after minor edits. (1 agency, 1 participant)_Ê

"Objective 6: Provide intensive TA to 10 states, supporting the adoption and use of the Justice Counts metrics to drive decision-making. (Founding State Work)  
California 2 calls with 3 people from 2 agencies 
11/15 - Call with Paul Rodriguez (Public Defender) from the San Diego County Office of the Public Defender to introduce the project and encourage them to opt-in. (1 person, representing 1 agency)   

Objective 1: Use the hub and spoke model to engage all necessary and appropriate subject matter expertise to support Justice Counts design and implementation._(Partners)_ 30 calls with 42 people from 21 agencies
7/12: Call with Jay Gould (Major) with the Genesee County, MI Sheriff's Department and Kristi Barksdale (Project Manager) from the National Sheriff's Association to provide a publisher demo, discuss project updates and talk about agency recruitment. (2 people, representing 2 agencies)_