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20160729-145625-39

Submitted by Miss Adassa Ri… on
During the visit, CSG Justice Center staff and program staff discussed current status of the program and sat in on a fatherhood workshop at one of the partner facilities. Also discussed the status of the evaluation, met with mentors and clients to discuss the program and talked through sustainability with program staff. The grantee is planning to submit a no cost extension.

20160729-145613-64

Submitted by Miss Adassa Ri… on
NRRC staff met with program staff to walk through program planning process, discuss current status, and follow up on issues addressed during monthly TA conference calls with cohort and OJJDP. Specifically discussed current status of evaluation prep and IRB approval and the challenges in addressing all the requirements of OJJDP and the IRB.

20160729-145511-53

Submitted by Miss Adassa Ri… on
Kathy Mitchell from OJJDP and CSG Justice Center staff visited DJJ?to provide a training on gender-responsivity for girls in the single female facility in the state, and I met with DJJ?senior leadership to discuss intersecting reforms, current challenges, and priorities moving forward. CSG Justice Center staff also participated in the quarterly reentry task force meeting.?

20160729-145359-35

Submitted by Miss Adassa Ri… on
CSG Justice Center staff visited North Carolina Department of Public Safety to support the agency in juvenile reentry systems reform implementation grant.

20160729-145348-51

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Robert Kinscherff and CSG Justice Center staff visited Indiana Division of Youth Services as a part of our support for improving behavioral health outcomes for youth in custody project CSG is piloting in partnership with Policy Research Associates, NCMHJJ

20160729-64553-78

Submitted by Miss Adassa Ri… on
Estimates suggest that up to two-thirds of youth and young adults who are involved in the juvenile justice system are also involved in the child welfare system. In most states, young adults age out of foster care between the ages of 18 and 21, meaning that they potentially exit the child welfare and juvenile justice systems at the same time.?

20160708-125224-91

Submitted by Ms. Tara Ann Graham on

PRC staff provided a 1-hour lunch time presentation to summer interns on PREA and juveniles in adult correctional settings. The presentation focused on PREA overall and more specifically on what we know about juveniles in adult facilities, their risk factors, PREA standards for protecting juveniles, and other PREA-related factors.

20160629-184858-77

Submitted by Ms. Kecha M Thornton on

The NRRC conducted a site visit to The RIDGE Project and observed a pre-release fatherhood class, met with corrections staff to discuss the relationship between the facility and the grantee, and met with grantee staff to discuss strategies for sustainability and boosting post-release support for program participants.

20160629-184826-49

Submitted by Ms. Kecha M Thornton on

The Birmingham DRC began operating in December 2015. Due to various logistical concerns, there were delays in getting the center fully up and running. The DRC hosted an open house on Monday, March 21 and invited stakeholders and partner agencies to attend a presentation on the DRC, reentry, and a tour of the facility. After the tour, NRRC staff met with Lillian Callins, the GED instructor and later with Jeremy Ledlow (District Manager), Jo Wood (Chief Fiscal Officer), and Benita Daugharty (Project Director) to discuss implementation challenges, sustainability, and replication.

20160311-150917-22

Submitted by Ms. Tara Ann Graham on

Panel presentation hosted by BJA with a focus on PREA and medicaid as they relate to community corrections. A presentation was made regarding PREA that discussed the audit, auditors, and implementation resources.

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