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May 1: CSG Justice Center staff met with Lanny Fite (Arkansas State Representative); Tom Opdyke (Senior Policy Analyst, CSG South); Anne Brody (Director of Public Policy and Research, CSG South); and Jazlyn Jones (Programs Associate, CSG South) as part of CSG South's annual two-day site visit to meet with legislators. CSG Justice Center staff introduced legislators to the work being done in Arkansas through the Justice Reinvestment Initiative. (4 people representing 2 agencies)

May 1: CSG Justice Center staff met with Ann Cornwell (Secretary, Arkansas Senate); Marty Garrity (Director, Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research); Dalton Coleman (Legislative Analyst, Arkansas State Legislature); Jennifer Rook (Legislative Analyst, Arkansas State Legislature); Emily Morozov (Legislative Analyst, Arkansas State Legislature); Martha Jarrow (Director of Member Services); Tom Opdyke (Senior Policy Analyst, CSG South); Anne Brody (Director of Public Policy and Research, CSG South); and Jazlyn Jones (Programs Associate, CSG South) as part of CSG South's annual two-day si

Objective 5: Place data analysts in residence at State DOCs to increase the utility of data for decision-making while also building the corrections analyst workforce.

Objective 5: Develop and run a national campaign to educate criminal justice agency leaders, policymakers, and the public about the Justice Counts metrics. (Website Work)
CSG Justice Center staff met with technology partner Recidiviz to review the Equity mock dashboard. CSG Justice Center staff anticipate a mock version will be ready for review by BJA in June or July.?

During this reporting period, the investigator was onboarded. The PC and the new investigator completed TMG's juvenile investigator training in May. A new PREA Compliance Manager for one of the facilities is being trained.

The GAM was not completed to move funds to increase Caliente Youth Center's camera system. The team is waiting on the exact dollar amount for the project before proceeding. A contract is pending execution with the selected vendor to enhance the camera system. A Scope of Work was completed for the camera upgrade. A GAM will be completed.

The agency still has not received grant funds. There are significant challenges with the project management office to receive the grant funds to update the camera system. The agency will need to complete a budget modification and obtain new quotes as their current quotes are outdated. The agency is considering opting out of the grant due to not receiving funds. They report receiving requests to submit duplicate information. They report the information has been submitted in previous years.

Grantees reported they received quotes for the camera project at the Southern Mississippi Institution (SMCI). A vendor has not been selected for the camera project at SMCI.

The PREA Coordinator will be attending the 6th National PREA Coordinator's Conference in July.
The PC was on leave for two months and the PREA Analyst provided updates via email. All the grant strategies are complete. The agency is identifying activities that will expend the rest of the grant funds by the grant end date.

During this review period, Administration decided to use actors for a gender responsive PREA video for the female prison Script work has begun. The agency is working in collaboration with a vendor for the video script and to identify actors.
A vendor (CSI-InfoShare) has been chosen for the electronic risk management goal.
The grant manager reported NJ has secured an NCE, extending grant by one year. A budget modification will be requested pending costs for the RMS and PREA video.

Objective 6: Develop and use technology tools that better track and reduce recidivism.