Priority Area 1: Work with state agencies to receive and analyze data to identify drivers of Arkansas's high recidivism rates and understand how recidivism contributes to overall crime and incarceration rates.
Update: In November, CSG Justice Center staff finalized the analysis of the Arkansas Department of Corrections (DOC) data, including the incarceration and supervision trends. The analysis also included regression modeling of recidivism outcomes for people released from prison and for people starting probation sentences. The findings from this analysis were compiled into a presentation for the task force, to be shared electronically prior to the policy recommendations presentation. The staff continued engaging in quality assurance of the code underlying the analysis to ensure that the findings are accurate.
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Priority Area 2: Work with practitioners and justice-impacted individuals around the state to engage in qualitative assessments of the effectiveness of supervision practices, identify barriers to successful reentry, and determine potential gaps in needed services for individuals reentering society.
Update: CSG Justice Center staff did not conduct any qualitative assessment site visits in November.
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Priority Area 3: Cultivate strong relationships with policymakers and stakeholders in the state to ensure Arkansas's JRI project has the greatest possible impact in addressing the criminal justice challenges facing the state.
Update: In November, CSG Justice Center staff met with a judge from the 19th West Judicial Circuit to hear his perspective on how the Protect Arkansas Act may affect the criminal justice system, in addition to thoughts on how to improve the system. CSG Justice Center staff also met with a director from the Department of Human Services to learn about the intersection between behavioral health, substance use, and criminal justice in the state. Lastly, CSG Justice Center staff met with representatives from the Department of Corrections to begin sharing preliminary policy recommendations.
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