In May, all nine justice reinvestment bills that had been adopted by the Montana State Legislature were signed by the Governor.
In May, CSG Justice Center staff continued to lay groundwork for implementing justice reinvestment legislation once enacted by finalizing a technical assistance scope of work and strategy and identifying data metrics to track the outcomes of justice reinvestment legislation.
CSG Justice Center staff also conducted meetings on site and led phone calls to prepare the state for post enactment technical assistance. CSG Justice Center staff conducted a site visit to meet with Department of Corrections (DOC) leadership and staff as well as parole board leadership and staff to prepare for the transition of the parole board from a volunteer, part-time board to a full-time, professional board. CSG Justice Center staff conducted calls with officials from all three branches of state government to introduce Phase II of justice reinvestment and to provide next steps. The Office of the Governor is taking the lead on developing a request letter for Phase II technical assistance and gathering signatures of key leaders.
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• Meeting with MDOC Director and MDOC Government Relations Director to discuss P2 assistance, subaward and next steps for MDOC
• Meeting with Parole Board to discuss the development of guidelines transition planning
• Meeting with Parole Board Executive Director to discuss phase II state monitoring and parole board data requests
• Meeting with Governor’s Office Government Affairs Coordinator, Governor’s Office Boards and Commission Advisor to discuss parole board appointments and necessary qualifications for professional board and introduce P2 work
• Meeting with Montana Department of Corrections Human Resources Director to discuss parole board job descriptions, hiring, and transition planning
• 5/3: Call with Interim Director (Montana Department of Corrections), Interim Deputy Director (MDOC), Government Relations Director (MDOC) to introduce Phase II technical assistance.
• 5/17: Call with Administrator of Probation and Parole (MDOC) and Bureau Chief (MDOC) to introduce Phase II technical assistance and discuss needs for probation and parole supervision.
• 5/23: Call with Interim Director (Montana Department of Corrections), Interim Deputy Director (MDOC), Government Relations Director (MDOC), Human Resources Director (MDOC), and Executive Director (Board of Pardons and Parole) to review progress on the parole board transition plan, receive updates on the quality assurance unit, and to plan for CSG's next site visit.
• 5/31: Call with legislators, State Court Administrator, and Government Relations Director (Montana Department of Corrections) to introduce Phase II technical assistance.
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