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

During the first quarter of the year, most of the TTA provided to the Minnesota DOC was over the phone. Vera conducted monthly calls discussing current DOC committees, types of restricted housing, schedule of penalties, preparing for the upcoming site visit, etc. Vera also provided TTA via email regarding language around the segregation reduction committee to the DOC.

From January through April, Vera reviewed and consulted on Louisiana Department of Corrections (LADOC) data plans and policies; consulted on the housing pilot at the Elayne Hunt Correctional Center; and conducted the first site visit in March that included meetings with leadership and tours of two maximum security facilities. At the invitation of the LADOC, Vera also attended the ACA audit of one of its maximum security facilities in April.

January TTA activities included email exchanges between NDOC and Vera about the contract for the SAS Initiative; getting a brief description of NDOC to go on the Safe Alternatives to Segregation website's "About Us" page; the upcoming Board of Prison Commissioners meeting in March; and setting up the first Vera-NDOC meeting via phone.

Vera will conduct an assessment of the agency's use of segregation, recommend strategies to reduce the use, and provide techinical assistance with implementation.

Vera will conduct an assessment of the agency's use of segregation, recommend strategies to reduce the use, and provide techinical assistance with implementation.

Vera will conduct an assessment of the agency's use of segregation, recommend strategies to reduce the use, and provide techinical assistance with implementation.

Vera will conduct an assessment of the agency's use of segregation, recommend strategies to reduce the use, and provide techinical assistance with implementation.

Vera will conduct an assessment of the agency's use of segregation, recommend strategies to reduce the use, and provide techinical assistance with implementation.

NCCJD Attorney Fellow Ariel Simms and Director of The Arc@School Shawn Ullman presented on the following topics:

The Americans with Disabilities Act
What is I/DD and Dual Diagnosis?
Diversion and Accommodations
Reentry and Accommodations
Special Education and Community-Based Resources

CSG staff conducted a week long site visit to New Mexico to conduct one on one interviews with juvenile justice leaders, state legislators, system stakeholders, and youth.