Juvenile (under 18, or as designated by the state)

Vera provided TA to Virginia’s DOC via July's SAS Initiative Advisory Council and All-Sites Meeting which was a 2-day gathering of each of the State DOC Administrators/Site Coordinators currently involved in the Initiative. The meeting provided sites the opportunity to share information on their system-wide progress to date, successes achieved, and challenges faced, along with successful strategies for sustainability and maintaining ongoing support for reform efforts.

Vera provided TA to Utah DOC via July's SAS Initiative Advisory Council and All-Sites Meeting which was a 2-day gathering of each of the State DOC Administrators/Site Coordinators currently involved in the Initiative. The meeting provided sites the opportunity to share information on their system-wide progress to date, successes achieved, and challenges faced, along with successful strategies for sustainability and maintaining ongoing support for reform efforts.

The entire Vera/Louisiana team had their second site visit with LADOC. We had a facility meeting and tour at David Wade Correctional Center (DWCC) one day and returned another day to conduct focus groups. Then we held focus groups in the other two facilities (Elayne Hunt Correctional Center and Louisiana State Penitentiary). All focus groups were with incarcerated people, mental health staff, line staff, and unit managers. The information gleaned from this trip will be included in the first interim report and will inform the team's final recommendations to LADOC.

The entire Vera/Louisiana team had their second site visit with LADOC. We had a facility meeting and tour at David Wade Correctional Center (DWCC) one day and returned another day to conduct focus groups. Then we held focus groups in the other two facilities (Elayne Hunt Correctional Center and Louisiana State Penitentiary). All focus groups were with incarcerated people, mental health staff, line staff, and unit managers. The information gleaned from this trip will be included in the first interim report and will inform the team's final recommendations to LADOC.

Vera went on the first site visit to meet with Minnesota DOC (MDOC) leadership and tour two facilities (Oak Park Heights and Stillwater). The purpose of the site visit was to learn about the use of segregation in MDOC facilities, current reform efforts in MN, challenges and opportunities to reforming segregation, and meet the members of the Restrictive Housing Reduction and Reform Committee.

Vera provided TTA to the Louisiana DOC (LADOC) in the following ways:

Vera provided TTA to the Minnesota DOC (MDOC) in the following ways:

Vera provided TTA to the Nevada DOC (NDOC) in the following ways:

Vera provided implementation TTA to the Virginia DOC (VADOC) in the following ways:

January -
Vera exchanged emails with VADOC which lead to finalizing the contacting agreement between VADOC and Vera. Vera worked with the DOC site lead to post the site description on Vera's online SAS Initiative resource website

Vera provided implementation TTA to the Utah DOC in the following ways:

January -
Vera held its first introductory phone call with Utah DOC (UDC) leadership including DOC lead Jerry Pope. The purpose of call was to provide an overview of the project, review the project timeline, and to schedule and go over preparation details for initial project site visit including kickoff meeting and facility visits.