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September 10: CSG Justice Center staff met with Ryan Burton (Area 4 Manager), Daryl Aikman (Assistant Area Manager), Matthew Drake (Assistant Area Manager), and Heather Gonzalez (Assistant Area Manager) to learn about their experiences leading community supervision offices and discuss the challenges they are facing. (4 people representing 1 agency)
September 10: CSG Justice Center staff met with probation and parole officers at the Jonesboro Area Office, under anonymity, to hear their insights on the challenges they face within community supervision. (3 people representing 1 agency)
September 10: CSG Justice Center staff met with Jimmy Gazaway (Arkansas State Representative and Task Force Member) to share preliminary data analysis findings related to crime and arrests in Arkansas. (1 person representing 2 agencies)
September 11: CSG Justice Center staff met with staff at the Northeast Arkansas Community Correction Center (Phillip Glover [Supervisor], Jacqueline Boyd [Correctional Officer], Andre Harris [Correctional Officer], Rebecca Whitaker [HR Coordinator], Laurie Ray [Program Coordinator], Martha Washington [Treatment Coordinator], Porcelain Hill [Counselor], Pamela Walker [Counselor], Joseph McArthur [Treatment Supervisor]) to learn about facility operations and programming. (9 people representing 1 agency)
September 11: CSG Justice Center staff met with staff at the Northeast Arkansas Community Correction Center (Phillip Glover [Supervisor], Jacqueline Boyd [Correctional Officer], Andre Harris [Correctional Officer], Rebecca Whitaker [HR Coordinator], Laurie Ray [Program Coordinator], Martha Washington [Treatment Coordinator], Porcelain Hill [Counselor], Pamela Walker [Counselor], Joseph McArthur [Treatment Supervisor]) to learn about facility operations and programming. (9 people representing 1 agency)
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)
