Justice Systems

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.

Minnesota Tribal Intergovernmental Reentry Workshop (TIRW) - The TIRW is for tribes who have, or are interested in having, a reentry program to serve tribal members returning to the community from federal, state, or tribal correctional facilities. This TIRW is designed to provide participants with the tools to develop effective reentry plans based on sharing operational, organizational, and culture-based concepts and processes that identify critical services and interventions needed to reduce recidivism and victimization within Minnesota.

WORKSHOP # 2 - Incorporating Cultural and Traditional Practices to Improve Reentry Outcomes. This workshop provided information on reentry programs that have incorporated traditional healing practices into their reentyr programs, discussed the benefits of developing a cultural component to reentry programs, identified additional traditional and cultural practices to be included in reentry programs, and discussed the ability to adapt traditional practices to meet the needs of other tribal reentry programs.

The TTA team reviewed policies drafted by LA OJJ for the use of interdiction technologies in their facilities.

WORKSHOP #1 - How Can We Protect Our Sanity? Dealing with Vicarious Trauma, Compassion Fatigue, and Burnout. This workshop presented information to assist attendees in identifying the differences between burnout, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue. Help the audience understand the causes of this conditions. teach the differences between stress and burnout and provide the audience with tips and information on how to recognize the warning signs, identify the causes and consequences, and preventing and treating these conditions.

WORKSHOP– Understanding Your Clients: A Discussion on Working with Native American Clients in a Reentry Program. This presentation is based on part 3 of the Reentry Toolkit developed as part of this funding opportunity. This workshop focused on engaging the client in the reentry program by providing information to enhance the attends’ knowledge and skill set to successfully engage clients in their reentry programs.

Provide a 90-minute presentation covering transgender and non-binary juveniles, including specific coverage of the PREA standard 115.342 for the PREA Coordinator Conference in Buffalo, NY, July 23-25 2024.

Fund two (2) data analyst positions with Fulton County Jail's Inmate Advocacy Unit

Two investigators attended specialized PREA investigator classes. PREA compliance manager uploaded all of our documents to the PREA Audit system in anticipation of our upcoming audit. Posters were placed throughout the jail and entry to inform everyone of our upcoming audit. This site underwent a PREA audit.