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NACDL and its partners offer ongoing technical assistance to capital defense teams who attended Bring-Your-Own-Case (BYOC) programs or in-office training programs conducted under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CCLI). This technical assistance leverages topics covered during the BYOC programs, surfaces topics that are needed in future training programs, and helps NACDL and its partners track and monitor trainee teams’ case status.
NACDL and its partners offer ongoing technical assistance to capital defense teams who attended Bring-Your-Own-Case (BYOC) programs or in-office training programs conducted under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CCLI). This technical assistance leverages topics covered during the BYOC programs, surfaces topics that are needed in future training programs, and helps NACDL and its partners track and monitor trainee teams’ case status.
THIS TRAINING HAD TO BE POSTPONED FROM FEBRUARY 2025 TO AUGUST 2025 DUE TO FLOODING AND WINTER STORMS IN KENTUCKY.
NACDL will send attorney and mitigation specialist subject matter experts to Kentucky to train multiple offices (including newly hired staff) on best practices in mitigation. The training will focus on trainees existing cases and utilize the Bring-Your-Own-Case (BYOC) model to the extent feasible.
This virtual site visit was initially planned to be done over one day (four hours) but due to some unexpected discussion during the initial visit, it was decided that the first half would be done on April 26, 2024, and the second half would be done in August 2024. This second half of the site visit focused on a presentation about risk-need-responsivity and risk assessment by CSG Justice Center Senior Policy Advisor for State Initiatives David D'Amora. The grantee and TA coach also discussed the grantee's ongoing plans to rescope their grant.
The goal of these roundtables is to identify challenges and priorities of these stakeholder groups and identify inconsistencies in practices, resources, and treatment across the state.
In April, the team held a remote regional focus group. The goal of this focus group was to glean qualitative themes from this region of New Mexico and determine the resource needs of this area
In April, the team held a remote regional focus group. The goal of this focus group was to glean qualitative themes from this region of New Mexico and determine the resource needs of this area
In March, the team traveled to Las Cruces to hold another regional focus group. The goal of this focus group was to glean qualitative themes from this region of New Mexico and determine the resource needs of this area
The team traveled to Taos, NM to hold a regional focus group of criminal justice partners in Taos County (8th Judicial District). The goal of this focus group was to glean qualitative themes from this region of New Mexico and determine the resource needs of this area.
