National Program or Policy Advancement

A site visit was conducted in Charleston, West Virginia on November 11 and 12 to connect with key legislative and executive stakeholders about the executive order to form the working group, attend interim session hearings, and meet with additional stakeholders to perform qualitative analysis.

11/10: In-person meeting with FWD.US: CSG Justice Center staff met with Conrad Lucas (Lobbyist, Right on Crime), Jordan Burgess, Elissa Johnson (VP of Criminal Justice Campaign), and Tinsae Gebriel (VP of Criminal Justice Research and Policy) to discuss the WV project and their policy goals for the 2025 session. (4 people representing 1 agency)

October 16 -18, the CSG Justice Center staff traveled to North Carolina to meet with NC DAC staff and House Justice Public Safety Members to present preliminary findings of North Carolina's JAC project

In-person presentation to 12 participants of the NC DAC to present preliminary findings of the North Carolina's JAC project.?(12 participants, 1 agency)?

12/04 In-person meeting with Felicia Freeman (Analyst, NC DAC) and Jenn Adams (Program Analyst, NC DAC) to review the final presentation, findings from the data analysis, and policies for further analysis. (2 participants, 1 agency)

12/05 In-person presentation to present the final North Carolina JAC presentation and project findings. (14 participants, 1 agency

In-person meeting with Felicia Freeman (Analyst, NC DAC) and Jenn Adams (Program Analyst, NC DAC) to review the preliminary findings presentation, initial findings from the final data analysis, and policies for further analysis. (2 participants, 1 agency)?

CSG Justice Center staff emailed the Missouri DOC on 11/12/24 for updates on Reentry 2030 goals. The updates included:
- Allocated resources to increase access to birth certificates before release: $300,000
- Adopted a process to obtain written driver’s license examination before release. These services expanded to 6/19 correctional centers with, DOC will need to find the total number.

CSG Justice Center staff presented to the Alabama Reentry Commission in person on November 12, 2024. CSG Justice Center staff hosted the first of a series of Alabama Reentry Commission Presentation of Findings to a virtual meeting of commission members on 11/25. CSG Justice Center staff held a TA call with the AL team on 11/15.

12/4 In-Person Meeting with Ohio County Day Reporting Center: CSG Justice Center Staff met with Fred McDonald (Director) to share more about the WV project and learn about DRC operations and services. (1 participants, 1 agency)