Strategic Initiatives Unit

Provide ongoing assistance and support to grantees under the Upholding the Rule of Law & Preventing Wrongful Convictions program through direct consultations and feedback, as well as connecting grantees to each other for more general and global assistance. During this period, we met onsite with the Great North Innocence Project and the Minnesota Attorney General's Office, the Idaho Innocence Project, the Iowa Public Defender, the Midwest Innocence Project, and the MidAtlantic Innocence Project.

RHCJC coordinated and hosted a site visit for the Airway Heights community court, which included the following members: Judge Gerl, Community Court Judge; Luisa Constanza, Community Court Coordinator; Zach Myers, Public Defender; Susan Six, Prosecution Paralegal; Officer Adam Johnson, Community Resource Officer. The team learned about Red Hook's programming and observed court.

Congressman Dan Goldman and 2 of his colleagues attended a site visit at Red Hook Community Justice Center on 4/10/23 to learn more about RHCJC's programming and court process.

Iman Boukadoum of the Paterson Corporation Counsel observed court two times the week of April 17th.

Meeting between the Director of Youth and Community Development for SCO for the exchange of information and a more comprehensive understanding between BCJC programming and SCO

Center staff provide on-going technical assistance for Pima County Community Court (AZ), which includes regular phone calls (approximately 1-2 times/month), regular email communication, supplying planning guides and other resources, and connecting local stakeholders to subject matter experts. Over the course of the grant, the Center will assist the site to engage a community court steering committee; conduct a community needs assessment; develop policies and procedures; implement a risk-needs tool; launch the project; and collect and review performance data.

Center staff provide on-going technical assistance for Nuevos Destinos Program (SFCJC), which includes regular phone calls (approximately 1-2 times/month), regular email communication, supplying planning guides and other resources, and connecting local stakeholders to subject matter experts. Over the course of the grant, the Center will assist the site to engage a community court steering committee; conduct a community needs assessment; develop policies and procedures; implement a risk-needs tool; launch the project; and collect and review performance data.

Center staff provide on-going technical assistance for Paterson Community Court, which includes regular phone calls (approximately 1-2 times/month), regular email communication, supplying planning guides and other resources, and connecting local stakeholders to subject matter experts. Over the course of the grant, the Center will assist the site to engage a community court steering committee; conduct a community needs assessment; develop policies and procedures; implement a risk-needs tool; launch the project; and collect and review performance data.

Center staff provide on-going technical assistance for Luce County Community Court, which includes regular phone calls (approximately 1-2 times/month), regular email communication, supplying planning guides and other resources, and connecting local stakeholders to subject matter experts. Over the course of the grant, the Center will assist the site to engage a community court steering committee; conduct a community needs assessment; develop policies and procedures; implement a risk-needs tool; launch the project; and collect and review performance data.

Center staff provide on-going technical assistance for Fresh Start Program Community Court, which includes regular phone calls (approximately 1-2 times/month), regular email communication, supplying planning guides and other resources, and connecting local stakeholders to subject matter experts. Over the course of the grant, the Center will assist the site to engage a community court steering committee; conduct a community needs assessment; develop policies and procedures; implement a risk-needs tool; launch the project; and collect and review performance data.