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December 2022 | Vol. 33, No. 3

Grantee Spotlight: Puerto Rico Judicial Branch Electronic

Court

During the pandemic, the Puerto Rico Office of Courts

Administration (OCA) created an email account through

which self-represented litigants (SRLs) seeking an

emergency restraining order, a temporary detention or

an involuntary admission order related to the Mental

Health Code could file their petition to the Municipal

Court. SRLs could download, complete, and submit the

applicable form through the designated email account.

SRLs were given the option of attending the hearing

through video conference... Read more

In the News

SJI Awards FY 2023 First Quarter Grants

The SJI Board of Directors met on December 5, 2022, to make decisions on

quarterly grant applications, and approved a total of 12 new grants. Three (3) Strategic

Initiatives Grants were awarded: 1) the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court

Judges to support court self-assessment tools, demonstration sites, and broad

dissemination for the Enhanced Juvenile Justice Guidelines; 2) Rulo Strategies, National

Association of Counties (NACo), and Praxis Consulting for the Courts and County

Collaboration: Phase II; and 3) the National Courts and Sciences Institute to prepare and

certify state court judges as resources on criminal, civil, and equitable cases involving data

science and artificial intelligence... Read more

IAALS Releases New Allied Legal Professionals Landscape Report and Online

Knowledge Center in an Effort to Increase Legal Options for the Public
IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of

Denver, just announced that it released its new Allied Legal Professionals landscape

report, along with an accompanying online Knowledge Center. With generous support from

the Sturm Family Foundation, this project seeks to help standardize a new tier of legal

professionals nationally, with the goal of increasing the options for accessible and

affordable legal help for the public... Read more

Judicial Task Force Releases Final Report on State Courts' Response to

Mental Illness

Funded by State Justice Insititute, the Judicial Task Force releases the final report from the

National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts’ Response to Mental Illness.

Continued collaboration between the courts, government agencies, mental health

providers and others is critical to affect the systemic change needed to improve how courts

respond to individuals with serious mental illness. That was the message echoed during

Tuesday’s release of the final report from the National Judicial Task Force to Examine

State Courts’ Response to Mental Illness. The virtual event drew about 900 participants,

including court officials, behavioral health professionals, and members of the news media...

Read more

Announcements

New Monthly

Virtual Meetings and

Listserv for Court

Grant Managers!

Whether you’re a

seasoned expert or brand new to

finding, managing, and/or reporting

on grants for your court, SJI is

pleased to announce a new

resource to build on its Funding

Opportunities Toolkit and related

technical assistance. Beginning on

January 17th, 2023, we will bring

together court grant managers and

court-affiliated grant writers for

a monthly 1-hour meeting on the

third Tuesday of each month at

1:00 pm EST. Participation is

restricted to court-based grants staff

and court-affiliated grant writers. To

request to participate, please send

an email to: fundingtoolkit@sji.gov

The U.S. Department

of Justice, Office of

Justice Programs,

Bureau of Justice

Assistance (BJA) and

the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC) are collaborating on a project

aimed at developing educational

resources for justice professionals

about harm reduction strategies to

reduce overdose deaths. This

project is supported by BJA’s

Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant,

and Substance Abuse Program. If

you are a justice professional (e.g.,

law enforcement, prosecution,

defense, court, jails, community

supervision) and are interested in

participating in a focus group to

share your experiences, please

submit your contact information via

this link by December 19th, 2022.
The FY 2023 1st

Quarter SJI Board

meeting was held on

December 5, 2022, at

the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.

The Board was joined by Maite

Oronoz Rodríguez, Chief Justice of

the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.

Upcoming Webinar!

What Courts Need to

Know About Youth

Suicide Prevention will

be hosted by NCSC on December

14th, 2022, at 3:00PM EST. Suicide

is now the second leading cause of

death for young people aged 10-24.

Everyone, including the courts, has

a role in preventing suicide. Learn

concrete strategies for courts to

activate suicide prevention and to

hear about resources including 988,

the new National Suicide Prevention

Lifeline, and the Mobile Response

and Stabilization Services. Register

here.

If you are interested in sharing court related news or announcements in the SJI newsletter,

please send all content to contact@sji.gov by the 10th of the month.

The next deadline to submit a

grant application to SJI

is Feb 1, 2023.

Learn more about SJI grants and apply

today!

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