Justice Systems

The Illinois Courts Probation Services Division supervise the administration of county-operated juvenile detention facilities in the state. Three of eleven have opted on their own to pursue PREA certification and have been successful. The remaining eight had not pursued PREA certification. The Division anticipates legislation upcoming that will require the detention centers to be compliant with PREA and pursue certification and requested that a PRC staff member speak to the group about the benefits of certification and first steps in PREA implementation.

Wyoming Department of Corrections Honor Farm in Riverton, WY had a PREA audit and received a corrective action plan to have staff trained on Standard 115.62 regarding the steps for placement of a victim in SMU. They also requested training on Standard 115.71 (c). A three-hour virtual training was scheduled for December 9, 2024.

Provide support to Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (CCJTDC) in Chicago, IL for policy changes made by the rape crisis center they work with that supports survivors of sexual abuse at CCJTDC.

Review of Onslow County Sheriff's Office Employee Training Curriculum.
The Onslow County Sheriffs Office (OCSO) in Jacksonville, NC requested a review of their PREA employee training curriculium materials. The TA was assigned to The Moss Group, Inc. (TMG) to review the agency's training materials and provide feedback on how this material aligns with the PREA training standards

Objective 1: Develop standards for local jurisdictions and state criminal justice agencies that will result in data being accurately and comprehensively aggregated at the state and national levels. (Tier 2 metrics and TIGs)?
Work for this objective is now being billed to the FY23 Justice Counts Implementation grant (award: 15PBJA-22-GK-03793-JRIX) as CSG Justice Center staff prepare to close out this gran

Objective 5: Develop and run a national campaign to educate criminal justice agency leaders, policymakers, and the public about the Justice Counts metrics. (Website Work)?
In December, CSG Justice Center staff continued working with contractors to develop agency dashboards, starting to use data currently in Publisher to test and validate the functionality of future public-facing dashboards.
Objective 6: Provide intensive TA to 10 states, supporting the adoption and use of the Justice Counts metrics to drive decision-making. (Founding State Work)?

Objective 2: Develop tools and make them available to states and other interested jurisdictions (publisher).?
Work for this objective is now complete with the development and implementation of the Justice Counts Publisher.

Objective 1: Develop standards for local jurisdictions and state criminal justice agencies that will result in data being accurately and comprehensively aggregated at the state and national levels. (Tier 2 metrics and TIGs)?
Work for this objective is now being billed to the FY23 Justice Counts Implementation grant (award: 15PBJA-22-GK-03793-JRIX) as CSG Justice Center staff prepare to close out this grant. 2022 grant.