The National Summit on Human Trafficking and the State Courts was held October 7-9, 2015, in New York City. Each state sent a team made up of judges, court managers, and other key stakeholders, as appointed by that state’s chief justice. The Summit was an overwhelming success, with teams from 46 states, 4 U.S. Territories, …
Read MoreThe Center for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) and the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) are increasing state court capacity to address the increasing number of immigrant children likely to appear in state courts. With SJI support, CPPS and the NCSC recently released a Guide to State Court Cases Involving Unaccompanied Immigrant Children. The purpose …
Read MoreThe SJI Board of Directors met on September 21, 2015, at the Supreme Court of Texas in Austin to make decisions on quarterly grant applications and awarded a total of ten (10) new grants. The Board awarded a Strategic Initiatives Grant (SIG) to support the National Conservatorship Accounting Project. Through this project, the National Center …
Read MoreSupported by SJI, the New Mexico Center for Language Access at the Administrative Office of the Courts, initiated and developed a portal for obtaining language access training in the courts. The Language Access Basic Training (LABT) Suite consists of interactive modules that provide introduction to language access for both monolingual and bilingual court staff. The …
Read MoreEarlier this month, the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) released its 2015 Trends in State Courts. The annual publication highlighted leadership and technology featuring several articles in covering each area. Featured in the article “Litigant Portals Provide a New Approach to Help Self-Represented Litigants,” by Dr. Thomas Clarke, is mention of an SJI grant (SJI-14-P-041) to the …
Read MoreWith support from SJI, the Center for Court Innovation (CCI) has just released its latest resource for state courts and communities, Responding to Sex Trafficking in Your Jurisdiction: A Planning Toolkit. This toolkit offers a step-by-step process to help courts and communities assess their current approaches to human trafficking and prostitution, and develop or enhance …
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