National Program or Policy Advancement

CSG Justice Center staff and project partners conducted a monthly TA call with PA DOC and received an update on the hybrid call-in model. They are currently more restricted on the number of people that can congregate and are working out internet service for those who would be virtual. They will test of the video-conference in the new year and are considering recording a call-in video with the assistant attorney generals. 
One of their CRIPPA agents will begin one-night-a-week programming.
They sent out an RFP for clothing and transportation service providers. 

CSG Justice Center staff and project partners conducted a bi-monthly peer call with the model sites and focused conversation on case planning, answering the following questions: how do you change violent behavior? how do you encourage staff and partners to connect with participants? how do you course correct?
next steps: The next peer session will focus on trauma counseling

On July 30, 2020 Margaret diZerega gave an interview with the Council of State Governments (CSG). CSG is working with the California Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health (CCJBH) and other stakeholders on defining best practices and policy recommendations to improve outcomes for people with behavioral health needs who are at risk of homelessness as they return from jail and prison.

The NCRJ is launching a podcast titled “The Restorative Lens" to create a space for restorative practitioners, academics, and advocates to come together to share their insights and perspectives in hopes of further advancing and improving the restorative justice social movement.

The podcast will be structured in “mini-series” on various topics. For the first “mini-series” the NCRJ is completing a series of interviews with some of the authors of the recently released book, Colorizing Restorative Justice.

In July of 2020, we conducted a gap analysis to help the Cleveland Homicide Review Commission and its Service Provider Review improve the services
provided to victims and witnesses throughout (and beyond) homicide cases. We released a corresponding report, the Northern Ohio Violent Crime Consortium
report. One significant finding in the report is that there exists a lack of funding for relocating crime victims and witnesses, which lead to this brief.

Check-ins with Montana

Check-ins with Hawaii County

Check-ins with Memphis

Check-ins with CMPD on FY18 LODNA

Check-ins with CMPD grants FY17, 19, 20.