State Agencies

CSG Justice Center staff met with Paul Chapmond (Director of Restore Hope Arkansas) to learn more about Restore Hope Arkansas and the reentry work they are doing. (1 person representing 1 agency)

CSG Justice Center staff met with Carol Dalby and Jimmy Gazaway (Arkansas State Representatives and Task Force Members) to provide updates on the project’s status and obtain their updates on major state news. (2 people representing 2 agencies)

CSG Justice Center staff met with Kim Sharp (Executive Assistant at Exodus.life and Task Force Member) to discuss the work of the task force and her experience as a formerly incarcerated individual. (1 person representing 2 agencies)

CSG Justice Center staff met with Ryan Cooper (Deputy Attorney General, Special Prosecutions Division and Designee for Task Force) to discuss his priorities for the task force, his perspective on the greatest issues facing Arkansas’s criminal justice system and gain his insights with regards to strategy. (1 person representing 2 agencies)

CSG Justice Center staff met with Dr. Tabrina Bratton (Quality Improvement and Program Evaluation Administrator for the Department of Corrections) and Lindsay Wallace (Chief of Staff to Secretary Profiri) to learn more about the program assessments the department has performed and discuss how we can assist in their program development. (2 people representing 1 agency)

·       7/27/23: Call with Sarah Fineran (Research Director, IDOC) to discuss the status of signatures on the Phase II Letter of Interest and the scope of technical assistance during Phase II.

10/4/2023: Phone call with Senator Westerfield (Republican, Senate District 3) about the possibility of changing the date of the tri-branch meeting. (1 person in attendance, representing 1 agency)Â
10/5/2023: Phone call to Beth Moore (Data Coordinator, Department of Corrections) to establish a date for an in-person meeting between CSG Justice Center staff, Erica Hargis (Director of Probation and Parole, Department of Corrections) and Cookie Crews (Commissioner, Department of Corrections). (1 person in attendance, representing 1 agency)Â

Site Visit Meeting with a Combination of Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branch Stakeholders (10/11/2023).

Site Visit Meeting with Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC) (10/12/2023). CSG Justice Center staff met with Director Erica Hargis (Probation and Parole, DOC), Kim Potter-Blair (Chief of Staff, DOC), Cookie Crews (Commissioner, Department of Corrections) to discuss project update and how the CSG Justice Center team will conduct assessments. (3 people in attendance, representing 1 agency)

Site Visit Meeting with Louisville Criminal Justice Commission (10/12/2023). CSG Justice Center staff met with Stacey Farnam (Public Protection Coordinator, Louisville Criminal Justice Commission) and Dorislee Gilbert (Prosecutor, Jefferson County Attorney’s Office) to discuss project updates and learn more about how the court system in Louisville treats those who commit domestic violence. (2 people in attendance, representing 2 agencies).