State Agencies

CSG Justice Center staff coordinated via email on 11/1/24 with the Reentry Council and Washington State DOC staff to schedule a state leaders meeting for 11/5/24 at 1 PM EST/10 AM PST. CSG Justice Center staff followed up with WA DOC via email on 11/1/24 regarding the internal data meeting. WA DOC responded that the meeting took place but the data team was not prepared and would reschedule. CSG Justice Center staff emailed WA DOC on 11/1/24 to coordinate logistics for the SCA Conference with DOC and CSG Justice Center staff.

8/21: CSG Justice Center staff also conducted a one-on-one meeting with Ken Quinn (Assistant Director of Supervision and Services, NDCS) to discuss parole supervision leadership and management. (1 participant, 1 agency)

8/21: CSG Justice Center staff met with Denny Campbell (Training & Staff Development Manager, NDCS) at the Lincoln CSS Office to discuss staff training, CSS Parole Officer Academy, staff development, and the overall parole supervision structure. (1 participant, 1 agency)

8/21: Justice Center staff observed three one on one meetings with Lincoln CSS Parole Officers focusing on client supervision and risk assessment practices to include their use of EPICS and supervision standards. (3 participants, 1 agency)

8/21: CSG Justice Center conducted a focus group discussion with five Lincoln CSS parole supervision officers, gathering feedback on field operations and parole supervision challenges. (5 participants, 1 agency)

8/22: CSG Justice Center staff met with Janee Pannkuk (Assistant Deputy Director, Reentry, NDCS) at the Central Office in Lincoln, NE, to discuss parole supervision oversight and its intersection with institutional reentry staff, focusing on aligning reentry efforts across agencies. (1 participant, 1 agency)

8/22: CSG Justice Center met with Rob Jeffreys (Director, NDCS), Dawn Renee Smith (Deputy Director, Rehabilitative Services, NDCS) and Janee Pannkuk (Assistant Deputy Director, Reentry, NDCS) at the Central Office in Lincoln, NE to debrief the site visit and discuss additional oversight responsibilities and the allocation of resources, with a focus on enhancing reentry programs to improve parole outcomes. (3 participants, 1 agency)

Site visit - September 9 -12, the CSG Justice Center staff traveled to North Carolina to meet with NC DAC staff and House Justice Public Safety Members to discuss current project goals and gauge interest in future JRI work.

CSG Justice Center staff had a follow-up call on 11/1/24 with key DPSCS staff including the Assistant Secretary of Programs, Treatment, and Programs, the Reentry and Transition Services Director, and the Director of the Community Investment Initiative to discuss Maryland's proposed goals and next steps to work toward a R2030 launch.

In-person presentation on November 4 at the Minnesota CSAC meeting in Shakopee, MN

A presentation was provided to the Community Supervision Advisory Committee (CSAC) to introduce and explain key recommendations developed by the Risk and Needs Assessment (RNA) Working Group and the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) Phase II Working Group. The presentation included a review of the risk-need-responsivity (RNR) principles, risk and needs assessment recommendations, case planning recommendations, and behavior response grid recommendations.