State Agencies

Priority Area 1: Engage and educate Kansas stakeholders on Justice Reinvestment policies and legislation to promote oversight and sustainability.???
Update:?
There are no updates this month.
Priority Area 2: Assist Kansas with monitoring progress, collecting data, and tracking outcomes associated with JRI policies.???
?Update:?
In September, CSG Justice Center staff continued working with the KSSC, KDOC, OJA, and the PRB on data collection and analysis.?

Priority Area 1: Engage and educate Kansas stakeholders on Justice Reinvestment policies and legislation to promote oversight and sustainability.???
Update:?
There are no updates this month.
Priority Area 2: Assist Kansas with monitoring progress, collecting data, and tracking outcomes associated with JRI policies.???
?Update:?
In October, CSG Justice Center staff continued working with the KSSC, KDOC, OJA, and the PRB on data collection and analysis.?

Priority Area 1: Engage and educate Kansas stakeholders on Justice Reinvestment policies and legislation to promote oversight and sustainability.???
Update:?
There are no updates this month.
Priority Area 2: Assist Kansas with monitoring progress, collecting data, and tracking outcomes associated with JRI policies.???
?Update:?
In November, CSG Justice Center staff continued working with the KSSC, KDOC, OJA, and the PRB on data collection and analysis.?

Priority Area 1: Engage and educate Kansas stakeholders on Justice Reinvestment policies and legislation to promote oversight and sustainability.???
Update:?
There are no updates this month.
Priority Area 2: Assist Kansas with monitoring progress, collecting data, and tracking outcomes associated with JRI policies.???
?Update:?
From October to December, CSG Justice Center staff continued working with the KSSC, KDOC, OJA, and the PRB on data collection and analysis.

In July, CSG Justice Center staff collaborated with CJI staff to discuss the framework for the JRI website?s anticipated expansion, as well as the website launch press release. Further, the group met throughout the month to plan the development of the Category 2 and Category 3 briefs that will be posted on the JRI website. CJI staff created a template for Category 2 briefs, allowing CSG Justice Center staff and CJI staff to begin developing briefs for their respective states.

In August, CSG Justice Center staff collaborated with CJI staff to draft an outline of the structure for the next phase of the website, which included more resources and information about select JRI-funded programs. Further, the group met throughout the month to plan the development and timeline of the Category 2 and Category 3 briefs that will be posted on the JRI website. Finally, CSG Justice Center staff worked with CJI staff as they drafted a template for Category 2 briefs and revised it based on feedback the team received.??

In October, CSG Justice Center staff and CJI staff continued developing drafts of state briefs for their respective states. CSG Justice Center staff and CJI staff built out the next steps for the website, identified future content and information that will be added after the website?s launch, and drafted a template to help gather and identify information for the JRI-funded projects page.

In November, CSG Justice Center and CJI staff conducted a joint promotional effort to launch the JRI website on November 9 and continued developing new materials and features to be added to the website later. Both CJI and CSG Justice Center staff finalized the first round of state briefs for BJA review and feedback. Finally,?CJI and CSG Justice Center staff continued internal discussions to determine how frequently website updates will occur and agreed that internal updates could occur quarterly, and cross-agency updates could occur semiannually.

In December, CSG Justice Center and CJI staff continued developing new materials and additional features such as a ?News? tab to be added to the JRI website during the next phase of development. In addition, the National Summit to Advance States? Criminal Justice Priorities (National Summit) took place in Atlanta on Dec. 5?6 and was hosted as a collaborative effort with BJA and other partners. The Summit highlighted JRI accomplishments throughout all 50 states.

The culture change assessment tool is currently still being developed.