Objective 7: Develop training, resources, and communities of practices to implement standards.Ê
7/11/24 - Video call with Ryan Thornell (Director) Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry to discuss how he is using data to drive decision-making. The goal was to gain insight for the Advancing Data in Corrections Data-Driven Decision-Making course. (1 participant representing 1 agency)Ê
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7/12/24 - Video call with Maeve Blake (RCA, WYDOC), Joseph Llanes (RCA, CCJBH), and Chelsey Wright (RCA, LDPSC) to discuss project updates and walkthrough presentations for the Advancing Data in Corrections Summer Conference. (3 participants representing 3 agencies)Ê
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7/19/24 - Video call with Kelli McAfee (Conventions, Advertising & Corporate Relations) from the American Correctional Association to discuss conference preparation and next steps. (1 participant from 1 agency).Ê
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7/23/24 Ð Video call with Maeve Blake (RCA, WYDOC), Joseph Llanes (RCA, CCJBH), and Chelsey Wright (RCA, LDPSC) to walkthrough their presentations for the Advancing Data in Corrections Summer Conference. (3 participants representing 3 agencies)Ê
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7/26/24 - Video call with Maeve Blake (RCA, WYDOC), Joseph Llanes (RCA, CCJBH), and Chelsey Wright (RCA, LDPSC) to walkthrough the case study for the Advancing Data in Corrections Summer Conference. (3 participants representing 3 agencies)Ê
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7/31/24 - Video call with Maeve Blake (RCA, WYDOC), Joseph Llanes (RCA, CCJBH), and Chelsey Wright (RCA, LDPSC) to walkthrough their presentations for the Advancing Data in Corrections Summer Conference. (3 participants representing 3 agencies)Ê
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8/5/24 - Video call with Valerie Clark (Research & Evaluation Supervisor) from the Minnesota Department of Corrections to discuss the mentoring session at the Advancing Data in Corrections Summer Conference. (1 participant representing 1 agency)Ê
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8/5/24 - Video call with Dr. Reena Chakraborty (Chief, Strategic Planning & Analysis) from the Washington, DC Department of Corrections to discuss the mentoring session at the Advancing Data in Corrections Summer Conference. (1 participant representing 1 agency)Ê
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8/6/24 - Video call with Bret Bucklen (Director, Research & Statistics) from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections to discuss the mentoring session at the Advancing Data in Corrections Summer Conference. (1 participant representing 1 agency)Ê
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8/7/24 - Video call with Jesse Slone (Research Analyst) from the Alaska Department of Corrections to discuss the mentoring session at the Advancing Data in Corrections Summer Conference. (1 participant representing 1 agency)Ê
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8/9/24 - 8/5/24 - Video call with Sean Hardee (Research/Data Analyst) from the Missouri Department of Corrections to discuss the mentoring session at the Advancing Data in Corrections Summer Conference. (1 participant representing 1 agency)
8/29 - Video call with David Edwards (Director, Research, Planning, and Process Improvement) from the Missouri Department of Corrections to get quotes and his thoughts after attending the Advancing Data in Corrections Summer Conference. (1 participant representing 1 agency)
8/29 - Video call with Angelina Guarino (Assistant Secretary, Office of Data, Policy, and Grants) from the Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services to get quotes and her thoughts after attending the Advancing Data in Corrections Summer Conference. (1 participant representing 1 agency)Ê
9/3/24 - Video call with David Edwards (Missouri Department of Corrections), Sean Hardee (Missouri Department of Corrections, Justin Thomas (Missouri Department of Corrections), Petrea Klein (North Dakota Department of Corrections), Missouri Decision Support, Kambiz Tavabi (Washington State Department of Corrections), Genesis Docena (Washington, DC Department of Corrections), Ashley Linton (Washington, DC Department of Corrections) for Office Hours to discuss tracking technical violations. There were additional participants in attendance, but their names were not provided. (9 participants representing 4 agencies)Ê
9/11/24 - Video call with Marcella Huggard (Hosting Services Onboarding Coordinator), Melissa Anez (Outreach Coordinator) Drew Heles (Engineering Lead), and Jen Cwiok (Systems Administrator) with DSPACE to discuss the report repository and next steps to develop the site. (4 participants representing 1 agency)Ê
9/17/24 - Video call with Reena Chakraborty (Chief of Strategic Planning and Analysis) at the Washington, DC DOC to prepare for the upcoming Seminar Series. (1 participant representing 1 agency)Ê
9/17/24 - Video call with analysts from Kansas DOC, Washington State DOC, Idaho DOC, Washington DC DOC, and South Carolina DOC for office hours to discuss recidivism. (10 participants representing 5 agencies)Ê 10/1/24 - Video call with the Nebraska Department of Corrections, Alaska Department of Corrections, Kansas Department of Corrections, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, North Dakota Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Corrections for Office Hours to discuss recidivism and how to manage timeframe with severity index. (10 participants representing 7 agencies)Ê 10/15/24 - Video call with analysts from the Missouri Department of Corrections, Alaska Department of Corrections, Alabama Department of Corrections, Montana Department of Corrections, Idaho Department of Corrections, Washington Department of Corrections, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Florida Department of Corrections, Utah Department of Corrections, and Washington DOC Department of Corrections for Office Hours to discuss health records analysis. (13 participants representing 10 agencies)Ê 10/24/24 Ð Video call with GovernorsÕ Criminal Justice Policy Advisors Network. Included advisors from 11 states and territories:_AZ, CO, CT, ME, MI, MT, NC, UT, WA, WV, and US Virgin Islands (14 participants representing 11 agencies)Ê 11/5/24 - Video call with the Missouri Department of Corrections, Montana Department of Corrections, Idaho Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Washington DC Department of Corrections and Washington State Department of Corrections for Office Hours to discuss how to handle policy changes that come with new administration. (10 participants representing 6 agencies)Ê 11/19/24 - Video call with analysts from the Missouri Department of Corrections, Vermont Department of Corrections, North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections, Illinois Department of Corrections, Louisiana Department of Public Safety, and the Washington State Department of Corrections for Office Hours to discuss analyses to be published before the start of the legislative session. (7 participants representing 7 agencies)Ê 11/22/24 - Video call with Ryan Redd (Director, Utah Department of Corrections), Ryan Thornell (Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry), and Misty House (Strategic Planner, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry) to discuss the limited TA engagement series for Utah and Arizona. (3 participants representing 2 agencies)ÊÊ 12/3/24 - Video call with the Missouri Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Corrections, Nebraska Department of Corrections, North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Correction and Washington Department of Corrections to discuss how to respond to requests regarding ICE detainers and data quality issues related to these requests. Additional conversation focused on how to best serve the interests of the agencies with data. (11 participants representing 6 agencies)Ê 12/4/24 - Video call with Sarah Fineran (Research Director, Iowa Department of Corrections) to discuss planning for the upcoming seminar series. (1 participant representing 1 agency)Ê 12/9/24 Ð Virtual Academy Advisory Council meeting with Andy Barbee (Director, Office of Strategic Initiatives and Modernization, Texas Department of Criminal Justice) and David Edwards (Director, Office of Research, Planning and Process Improvement, Missouri Department of Corrections) to discuss the framework for the Data Sharing and Security course. (2 participants representing 2 agencies)Ê 12/12/24 - Video call with Sarah Fineran (Research Director, Iowa Department of Corrections) to discuss planning for the upcoming seminar series. (1 participant representing 1 agency)Ê 12/17/24 Ð ÒTransforming Corrections: How Research and Analytics Can Improve Prison SafetyÓ webinar, the second session in the Virtual Academy webinar series, which featured a presentation by Sarah Fineran (Research Director, Iowa Department of Corrections) and Dwain Caldwell (Chief Data Officer, Iowa Department of Corrections) and was attended by 118 corrections analysts, research directors, and other interested people. (118 participants representing 33 agencies)Ê
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