Inmate Assistance Programs

JDI coaches provided support to the grantee in the development of their implementation plan as well as assistance with reporting.

JDI coaches provided support to the grantee in the development of the implementation plan, reviewing documents (inmate handbook), and assistance with report drafting.

JDI coaches were able to meet with the CCDOC PREA team several times during this reporting period. The coaches discussed the requirements for the implementation guide and time task plan and reviewed the goals set out by the grant. Additionally, the coaches assisted in finalizing CCDOC's implementation guide and time task plan. The contractor CCDOC has been working with was not expert in the time task plan format.

NHDOC has been fully engaged with the JDI coaches this reporting period. The coaches were able to assist NHDOC in drafting their implementation guide and time task plan.
The coaches maintained a schedule of monthly virtual meetings with NHDOC. No meeting was held in June, because of audits in progress at NHDOC. However, NHDOC remained fully communicative and responsive to the coaches during June.

Vera coaches met with Somerset during this review period. Somerset is still in the planning phase of their BJA grant, and they are considering engaging a consultant for specialized investigation training. Vera connected them with Beth Layman for an introductory meeting, and she followed up with them afterwards by email. To date, no agreement for specialized training has been decided. The Vera coach has been working with Somerset to help them decide on a scope of work for their project and complete their implementation task plan and timeline.

JDI coaches assisted grantee with the development of their time task plan and implementation guide.

Cases responded to and closed during the reporting period January - June 2021 were 469

During the National PREA Grantee Convening, TIPS coaches Allison Hastings and Kaitlin Kall from the Vera Institute of Justice developed and presented a workshop for TIPS and BJA Site-Based grantees. The workshop provides practical information on how to make PREA information and services accessible to people with disabilities. Attendees gained an understanding of disability, what it means to be Deaf, and learn practical strategies for creating an accessible PREA brochure/informational pamphlet for incarcerated people.

Goals and Proposed Activities
The following describes the areas of focus for the advanced TA work with the Tarrant County
Jail.
Policy development and implementation
The Tarrant County Jail has seen an increase in the number of transgender individuals in
custody. Overall, policy guidance regarding transgender individuals is weak. For example, while
transgender individuals are allowed to have their pat search preference and their preferred
pronoun on their ID card, there is nothing in policy about ability to house by gender identity

The CJI team is conducting a comprehensive system assessment and statutory analysis for the Nebraska criminal justice system. The qualitative analysis portion of this assessment includes statutory and administrative rule review as well as a variety of interviews with stakeholders across Nebraska's criminal justice system. Information and findings from this system assessment will be used to support the Working Group during the policy development phase of the process.