$25,001 - $50,000

CSG Justice Center staff met with Clarke Tucker (Arkansas State Senator and Task Force Member) to provide updates on the project’s status and get his perspective on any major state news that might affect the project. (1 person representing 2 agencies)

CSG Justice Center staff attended the third meeting of the Legislative Recidivism Reduction Task Force. (16 participants, representing 14 agencies)

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 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)

In September, CSG Justice Center staff continued to socialize the guidelines and engage key partners in the field, provide technical assistance (TA) to selected states, further develop outreach strategies, update language for rolling applications for TA, present at conferences about the guidelines, and identify project next steps.??

In October, CSG Justice Center staff continued to plan the VACA kickoff webinar for November 8, 2023. The webinar will allow research and corrections analysts to learn more about the program, receive results from the VACA engagement questionnaire, make peer-to-peer connections, and gain insight from an SME in the corrections field.?
As of October 31, 2023, there were 157 registrants for the kickoff webinar across 41 states and 45 agencies.?

In September, CSG Justice Center staff began planning a VACA kickoff webinar for November 8, 2023. The webinar will allow research and corrections analysts to learn more about the program, receive results from the VACA engagement questionnaire, make peer-to-peer connections, and gain insight from an SME in the corrections field.??

In August, two project team members attended the Correctional Leaders Association (CLA) conference (Aug.

In December, CSG Justice Center staff worked with staff from partner organizations to revise their contracts to extend our relationship beyond the end of 2023.

In November, CSG Justice Center staff worked with staff from partner organizations to revise their contracts to extend our relationship beyond the end of 2023.??