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September 11: CSG Justice Center staff conducted an anonymous focus group with individuals incarcerated at the Northeast Arkansas Community Correction Center to learn about their experience at the facility and their thoughts on the programming provided. (10 participants representing 1 agency)
September 11: CSG Justice Center staff toured the Mississippi County Work Release Center and met with James Dycus (Deputy Warden) and Katrina Patterson (Sergeant) to learn about the work release program and facility operations. (2 people representing 1 agency)
September 11: CSG Justice Center staff met with probation and parole officers at the Osceola Community Supervision Office, under anonymity, to hear their insights on the challenges they face within community supervision. (3 people representing 1 agency)
September 16: CSG Justice Center staff attended the September meeting of the Legislative Recidivism Reduction Task Force to deliver a presentation about crime and arrest data in Arkansas. (16 participants representing 14 agencies)
September 16: CSG Justice Center staff met with Ben Gilmore (Arkansas State Senator and Task Force Chair), Bob McMahon (Arkansas Prosecutor Coordinator), Carol Crews (Prosecuting Attorney for the 20th Judicial District), Tom Tatum (Prosecuting Attorney for the 15th Judicial District), Jeff Phillips (Prosecuting Attorney for the 5th Judicial District), and Daniel Shue (Prosecuting Attorney for the 5th Judicial District) to hear their insights on recidivism in Arkansas and its effect on the criminal justice system. (6 people representing 6 agencies)
August 21: CSG Justice Center staff attended the August meeting of the Legislative Recidivism Reduction Task Force to observe a presentation regarding efforts to develop a statewide data sharing hub across agencies. (16 participants representing 14 agencies)
August 21: CSG Justice Center staff met with Ben Gilmore (Arkansas State Senator and Task Force Member) to provide an update of the project and strategize our outreach in the state. (1 person representing 2 agencies)
August 21: CSG Justice Center staff met with Chris Chapmond (Director of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training and Task Force Member) to hear his insights about the challenges that law enforcement faces in relation to recidivism. (1 person representing 2 agencies)
August 21: CSG Justice Center staff met with Sterling Penix (Criminal Detention Facilities Review Office Coordinator) to discuss his experience upholding jail standards and any challenges he has observed across the state. (1 person representing 1 agency)
July 10: CSG Justice Center staff met with Sally Sweeden (Assistant Area Manager) to shadow a client meeting and discuss her experience in supervising parole and probation officers. (1 person representing 1 agency).
