Video Conference and Calls:
1/14: Call with Representative Stephen Owens (Chair, House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee, District 74) to discuss KCJRC recommendations and answer any questions.
1/20: Call with Shelly Williams (Director, Riley County Community Corrections) to discuss the process of implementing policy recommendations related to dual supervision.
1/21: Call with Shelly Williams (Director, Riley County Community Corrections) to discuss the process of implementing policy recommendations related to conditions of supervision.
1/25: Call with Scott Schultz (Executive Director, Kansas Sentencing Commission) and John Grube (Senior Research Analyst, Kansas Sentencing Commission) to discuss necessary state data system upgrades that will be beneficial when tracking and monitoring Justice Reinvestment Initiative policy implementation.
1/26: Call with Jennifer Roth (Legislative committee member, Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) to discuss potential challenges implementing any recommendations related to the Kansas offender registry.
1/27: Call with Spence Koehn (Court Services Specialist, Office of Judicial Administration) to discuss the process of implementing policy recommendations related to dual supervision.
1/28: Call with Randall Bowman (Executive Director of Public Affairs) to discuss KDOC supervision and facility challenges and coordination with Governor Kelly’s office. 1/28: Call with John Francis (Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Washburn University School of Law) to discuss the process of implementing policy recommendations related to dual supervision and behavioral health co-responder units.
1/28: Call with Patricia Colloton (Former State Representative, District 28) to discuss KCJRC policy recommendations, implementation of policies, and opportunities for advancing additional policies.
1/31: Call with Dominique Sanchez (Policy Analyst, Governor’s Office) to discuss KCJRC final recommendations and Governor Kelly’s criminal justice priorities and concerns.
1. 2/1: Video meeting with Scott Schultz (Executive Director, Kansas Sentencing Commission) and John Grube (Director of Research, Kansas Sentencing Commission) to discuss subaward, data system upgrades, justice reinvestment policy recommendations, and updating policy details from the Sentencing and Proportionality subcommittee of the Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission. (Organizations –1; Participants—2)
2. 2/3: Phone call with Rick Wilborn (Vice President, Senate) and Darren Beckham (Chief of Staff, Senate Vice President) to discuss justice reinvestment policy recommendations and work of the Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission. (Organizations –1; Participants—2)
3. 2/4: Video call with Jonathan Lueth (Deputy State Director, Americans for Prosperity) and Elizabeth Patton (State Director, Americans for Prosperity) to discuss justice reinvestment policy recommendations and continued coordination with practitioners. (Organizations –1; Participants—2)
4. 2/16: Phone call with David Padilla (Legislative Chair, Kansas Association of Court Services Officers) to discuss the challenge of concurrent supervision in Kansas and the related policy recommendations. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
5. 2/18: Video meeting with Hope Cooper (Deputy Secretary of Juvenile and Adult Community-Based Services, Kansas Department of Corrections) to discuss the subaward and creating a collaborative group to work on the policy recommendations from the Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission. Organizations –1; Participants—1)
6. 2/24: Phone call with David Padilla (Legislative Chair, Kansas Association of Court Services Officers) to discuss the justice reinvestment approach and provide an update on continuing collaboration with stakeholders. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)"
1. 3/1: Video meeting with Spence Koehn (Court Officer Specialist, Office of Judicial Administration) to discuss subaward, justice reinvestment policy recommendations, and how to support the Office of Judicial Administration. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
2. 3/9: Video meeting with Andy Hanson (Director of Education, Office of Judicial Administration) to introduce justice reinvestment and to discuss current and future trainings opportunities for members of judiciary. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
3. 3/15: Phone call with Senator Mike Thompson (Member, Senate Judiciary Committee) to discuss community supervision and Justice Reinvestment policy framework. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
4. 3/15: Phone call with Shelly Williams (Director, Riley County Community Corrections) to discuss policies related to concurrent supervision. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
5. 3/15: Phone call with Randy Regehr (Director, Reno County Community Corrections) to discuss collaboration with community corrections association members. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
6. 3/16: Phone call with David Padilla (Legislative Chair, Kansas Association of Court Services Officers) to discuss the challenge of concurrent supervision in Kansas and the related policy recommendations. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
7. 3/21: In-person meeting with Senator Ethan Corson (Member, Senate Judiciary Committee) to discuss Justice Reinvestment policy framework. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
8. 3/21: In-person meeting with Jeff Zmuda (Secretary, Kansas Department of Corrections) and Hope Cooper (Deputy Secretary, Kansas Department of Corrections) to discuss community supervision coordination and judicial branch collaboration. (Organizations –1; Participants—2)
9. 3/21: Video meeting with Jonathan Ogletree (Chair, Prisoner Review Board) to introduce members of the Phase II JR team, to discuss standards of conditions/dual supervision and how it relates to his work with the PRB, and to share information about the subaward application. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
10. 3/21: In-person meeting with Jonathan Ogletree (Chair, Prisoner Review Board) to discuss parole supervision. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
11. 3/21: In-person meeting with Representative Stephen Owens (Chair, House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee) to discuss the public registry for drug offenses and the Justice Reinvestment policy framework. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
12. 3/21: In-person meeting with Senator Elaine Bowers (Member, Senate Judiciary Committee) to discuss community supervision in Kansas and the Justice Reinvestment policy framework. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
13. 3/21: In-person meeting with Scott Schultz (Executive Director, Kansas Sentencing Commission) to discuss potential court data system upgrades. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
14. 3/22: In person meeting with Chief Justice Marla Luckert (Kansas Supreme Court), Shawn Jurgensen (Special Counsel, Kansas Supreme Court), and Stephanie Bunten (Judicial Administrator, Kansas Judicial Branch) to discuss judicial branch challenges and recommendations to improve the court system. (Organizations –1; Participants—3)
15. 3/22: Meeting with Senator David Haley (Ranking Minority Member, Senate Judiciary Committee) to discuss work with the Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
16. 3/22: Meeting with Aileen Berquist (Community Engagement Manager, American Civil Liberties Union) to discuss Justice Reinvestment policy framework. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
17. 3/23: Video meeting with Scott Schultz (Executive Director, Kansas Sentencing Commission) and John Grube (Director of Research, Kansas Sentencing Commission) to discuss data monitoring efforts in the state. Briefly discussed the subaward and next steps. (Organizations –1; Participants—2)
18. 3/23: Video meeting with Tyler Roush (Judge, 18th Judicial District Court (Wichita) to discuss the Commission’s implementation recommendations, conditions of supervision, and dual supervision. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
19. 3/23: Video meeting with Amy Raymond (Chief of Trial Court Services, Office of Judicial Administration) and Spence Koehn (Court Officer Specialist, Office of Judicial Administration) to discuss spending items for the subaward, potential trainings for court service officers re: sanctions and incentives, equipment needs, and data system upgrades. (Organizations –1; Participants—2)
20. 3/25: Video meeting with Hope Cooper (Deputy Secretary of Juvenile and Adult Community-Based Services, Kansas Department of Corrections) to discuss the collaborative process between KDOC and OJA, debrief on conversations with Community Corrections, and to discuss alternative subaward spending items. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
21. 3/28: Video meeting with Nick St Peter (Chief Judge, 19###sup/sup### Judicial District) to discuss implementation recommendations, outstanding bills, and trainings for judges. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
22. 3/28: Video meeting with Glenn Braun (Judge, 23rd Judicial District, Commission Member) to provide an update on the current implementation progress, to share some new insights on some of the outstanding bills, and to help identify what trainings judges might be interested in. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
23. 3/28: Video meeting with Stephanie Springer (Chief Court Services Officer) to discuss the efforts put forth by the Commission around community supervision and their recommendations and to discuss ways to help court services. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
24. 3/29: Video meeting with Daniel Creitz (Chief Judge, 31st Judicial District) to discuss implementation recommendations, outstanding bills, and trainings for judges. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
1. 4/6: Video meeting with Cheryl Rios (Judge, Division 11) to provide an update on the current implementation progress, to share some new insights on some of the outstanding bills, and to help identify what trainings judges need and might be interested in. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
2. 4/6: Video meeting with Scott Schultz (Executive Director, Kansas Sentencing Commission) and John Grube (Director of Research, Kansas Sentencing Commission) to discuss data monitoring efforts in the state. (Organizations –1; Participants—2)
3. 4/11: Phone call with Jonathan Ogletree (Chair, Prisoner Review Board) and CJ Perez (Contract Jail Manager) to discuss the subaward application and the funding needs of the Prisoner Review Board. (Organizations –1; Participants—2)
4. 4/12: Phone call with Scott Schultz (Executive Director, Kansas Sentencing Commission) to discuss the subaward application. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
5. 4/19: Video meeting with Center for Effective Public Policy staff, Richard Stroker (Director) Denise Symdon (Senior Manager) and Jenna Mackey (Program Associate) to provide background on JRI efforts in Kansas and discuss next steps for training various Kansas agencies. (Organizations –1; Participants—3)
6. 4/20: Video meeting with Scott Schultz (Executive Director, Kansas Sentencing Commission) and Domo Inc. Representatives to discuss the subaward application and additional information that need to be provided by Domo Inc. (Organizations –2; Participants—5)
7. 4/27: Phone call with Jonathan Ogletree (Chair, Prisoner Review Board) to discuss the subaward application and to add other items for funding consideration. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
8. 4/28: Video call with Hope Cooper (Deputy Secretary of Juvenile and Adult Community-Based Services, Kansas Department of Corrections) to discuss the subaward application/narrative, the next steps in directing implementation and efforts to determine areas for data monitoring and identify what is available. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
9. 4/29: Video call with Glenn Braun (Judge, 23rd District), Anne Precythe (Missouri, Director of Corrections) Kathy Lloyd (Missouri, State Court Administrator) and Beverly Newman (Missouri, Administrator) to create a peer-to-peer connection regarding specialty drug courts. (Organizations –2; Participants—4)
10. 4/29: Video call with Center for Effective Public Policy staff, Richard Stroker (Director) Denise Symdon (Senior Manager) and Jenna Mackey (Program Associate) to continue to provide background on JRI efforts in Kansas and discuss next steps for training various Kansas agencies. (Organizations –1; Participants—3)
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"1. 5/4: Video meeting with Kate Davis (Director of Regulatory Affairs, Governor’s Office) Dominique Sanchez (Policy Analyst, Governor’s Office) to discuss upcoming site visit to Kansas, share information on justice reinvestment related bills, and shared implementation goals. (Organizations –1; Participants—2)
2. 5/12: Phone call with Scott Schultz (Executive Director, Kansas Sentencing Commission) to discuss the subaward application. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
3. 5/13: Video call with Hope Cooper (Deputy Secretary of Juvenile and Adult Community-Based Services, Kansas Department of Corrections) and Sean Christie (Research and Behavioral Analytics Director, KDOC) to confirm dates for the collaborative meetings, discuss the subaward application and discuss data monitoring measures. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
4. 5/20: Video call with Jennifer Welch (Parole Services Manager, Kansas Department of Corrections) to discuss the subaward application and what information was needed to support KDOC’s request. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
5. 5/19: Video meeting with Center for Effective Public Policy staff, Richard Stroker (Director) Denise Symdon (Senior Manager) and Jenna Mackey (Program Associate) to provide background on JRI efforts in Kansas and discuss site visit and how CEPP will participate. (Organizations –1; Participants—3)"
"1. 6/8: In person meeting with Marla Luckert (Chief Justice, Kansas Supreme Court), Ashley Jarmer (General Counsel to Chief Justice Marla Luckert), Shawn Jurgensen (Special Counsel to Chief Justice Marla Luckert), to provide an update on justice reinvestment implementation moving forward as well as discuss ongoing efforts with judicial engagement. (Organizations –1; Participants—3)
2. 6/8: In person meeting with Scott Schultz (Executive Director, Kansas Sentencing Commission), John Grube (Research Director, Kansas Sentencing Commission) and Jason Lamprecht (Statistician, Kansas Sentencing Commission) to discuss dual supervision, subaward funding request, data monitoring, and identify any judges that may be interested in joining the implementation team. (Organizations –1; Participants—3)
3. 6/8: Phone call with Robert Sullivan (Director, Johnson County Community Corrections), Keith Clark (Deputy Director of Corrections) Rodney Weber (Deputy Director of Field Services) to prepare for the following day’s Justice Reinvestment implementation meeting. It was an opportunity to hear thoughts before the larger group meeting scheduled on June 9th. (Organizations –1; Participants—3)
4. 6/8: Phone call with Stephanie Springer (Chief Court Service Officer) to prepare for the following day’s Justice Reinvestment implementation meeting and hear goals/ thoughts for the meetings success. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
5. 6/8: In person meeting with Jonathan Ogletree (Chairman, Prisoner Review Board) to discuss the implementation meeting, trainings for parole staff around revocations. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
6. 6/8: In person meeting with Secretary Jeff Zmuda (Kansas Department of Corrections) and Hope Cooper (Deputy Secretary of Juvenile and Adult Community-Based Services, Kansas Department of Corrections) to prepare for the following day’s Justice Reinvestment meeting, identify shared goals, and to discuss the MOU process and how to get the Office of Judicial Administration engaged. (Organizations –1; Participants—2)
7. 6/8: Phone call with Stephen Owens (Representative, District 74) to share goals of Justice Reinvestment implementation as well as discuss specialty courts and conditions of supervision. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
8. 6/8: Phone call with Stephanie Bunten (Judicial Administrator, Office of Judicial Administration) to share information about the justice reinvestment process and discuss subaward options for OJA. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
9. 6/8: Phone call with Erin Giest (Community Corrections Director, Kansas Department of Corrections) to prepare for the following day’s Justice Reinvestment implementation meeting and hear goals/ thoughts for the meetings success. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
10. 6/9: Kansas Justice Reinvestment implementation meeting to discuss the implementation of dual supervision as outlined in SB 408, to identify additional individuals to join and support the implementation work as well as plan for future meetings. On Site - Jonathan Ogletree (Chairman, Prisoner Review Board) Jeff Zmuda (Secretary, Kansas Department of Corrections) and Hope Cooper (Deputy Secretary of Juvenile and Adult Community-Based Services, Kansas Department of Corrections) Spence Kohen (Court Services Specialist, Office of Judicial Administration) Virtual Erin Giest (Community Corrections Director, Kansas Department of Corrections), Stephanie Springer (Chief Court Service Officer), Robert Sullivan (Director, Johnson County Community Corrections), Keith Clark (Deputy Director of Corrections), Randy Reiger (Reno Community Corrections, KDOC), Kevin Waring (Policy Director, Shawnee County Court Service Officer) Jeff Buttrick (Juvenile Services, Kansas Department of Corrections) Marie McNeal (Community Corrections Services Director at Kansas Department of Corrections) Richard Stroker (Director, Center for Effective Public Policy) Denise Symdon (Senior Manager, Center for Effective Public Policy) (Organizations –6; Participants—14)
11. 6/9: On site meeting with Kate Davis (Director of Regulatory Affairs, Governor’s Office) Dominique Sanchez (Policy Analyst, Governor’s Office) to debrief on the justice reinvestment implementation meeting and its outcomes as well as talk through areas of sustainability. (Organizations –1; Participants—2)
12. 6/21: Kansas Justice Reinvestment Implementation Meeting – Virtual – to discuss outstanding Commission recommendations and the prioritization of implementation work. Jeff Zmuda (Secretary, Kansas Department of Corrections) and Hope Cooper (Deputy Secretary of Juvenile and Adult Community-Based Services, Kansas Department of Corrections) Spence Kohen (Court Services Specialist, Office of Judicial Administration) Erin Giest (Community Corrections Director, Kansas Department of Corrections), Stephanie Springer (Chief Court Service Officer), Robert Sullivan (Director, Johnson County Community Corrections), Keith Clark (Deputy Director of Corrections), Randy Reiger (Reno Community Corrections, KDOC), Kevin Waring (Policy Director, Shawnee County Court Service Officer) Jeff Buttrick (Juvenile Services, Kansas Department of Corrections) Marie McNeal (Community Corrections Services Director at Kansas Department of Corrections), Jennifer Welch (Parole Services Manager, Kansas Department of Corrections), Amy Raymond (Director of Trial Court Programs, Office of Judicial Administration), Richard Stroker (Director, Center for Effective Public Policy), Denise Symdon (Senior Manager, Center for Effective Public Policy) (Organizations –6; Participants—13)
13. 6/23: Phone call with Benjamin Joseph Sexton (Judge, 8###sup/sup### Judicial District) to share information about the Kansas Justice Reinvestment Implementation Meeting and discuss his availability to support the groups efforts. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
14. 6/28: Phone call with Scott Schultz (Executive Director, Kansas Sentencing Commission) to discuss the subaward application. (Organizations –1; Participants—1)
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