$2,501 - $5,000

Apr. 30: Meeting with Clarke Tucker and Lindsay Grey (Executive Director, CSG South) as part of CSG South’s annual two-day trip to meet with legislators. CSG Justice Center staff joined meetings to introduce legislators to the work being done in Arkansas through the Justice Reinvestment Initiative. (2 people representing 3 agencies)

Apr. 30: Meeting with Ann Cornwell (Director and Secretary, Arkansas State Senate), Lindsay Grey (Executive Director, CSG South), and Tom Opdyke (Senior Policy Analyst, CSG South) as part of CSG South’s annual two-day trip to meet with legislators. CSG Justice Center staff joined meetings to introduce legislators to the work being done in Arkansas through the Justice Reinvestment Initiative. (3 people representing 2 agencies)

Apr. 24: Meeting with Warden Kenitra Edwards, Treatment Coordinator Tracy Kimble, Lieutenant Brianna Kimble, and Chaplain Terry Schlinker to learn more about how the Community Corrections Center operates and the individuals they serve. (4 people representing 1 agency)

Apr. 23: Meeting with Mike Parker (Area Manager, Division of Community Corrections, Mark Bernthal, Brent Jenson, Kim Lloyd, Tyna Martin, and Cody Muldrew (Assistant Area Managers, Division of Community Corrections) to discuss probation and parole practices in their individual probation and parole areas. (6 people representing 1 agency)

Apr. 23: Meeting with Mike Parker (Area Manager, Division of Community Corrections) to receive an overview of probation and parole practices in Washington County. (1 person representing 1 agency)

Apr. 23: Focus group with 12 community supervision officers to receive an overview of probation and parole practices in Washington County. (12 people representing 1 agency)

Apr. 23: Meeting with Mike Parker (Area Manager, Division of Community Corrections) to tour Phoenix Recovery Center, a transitional housing facility. While there, CSG Justice Center staff had the opportunity to speak with individuals working in different roles at the facility including a parole officer, and the facility director. (1 person representing 1 agency)

Mentor Courts serve as models for individuals and court teams interested in starting an Adult Drug Court or for established courts interested in learning innovative practices. This was a peer shadowing visit where the Deputy Sheriff Deon Johnson of the St. Augustine County, FL Treatment Court team shadowed the Law Enforcement agent from our Collier County Mentor Court.

Onsite Technical Assistance staff/court observations for treatment court staff members as part of Adult TA initiative.

Onsite Technical Assistance staff/court observations and Training with treatment court staff members as part of Adult TA initiative.