The ASCA Information Sharing Committee met on January 26, 2013 in Houston, TX.  The following documents were used at the meeting:

• The roster of Information Sharing Committee Members
  
• The Mission Statement of the Information Sharing Committee
  
• The agenda for the Information Sharing Committee meeting
  
• Document A - The minutes from the July 21, 2012 Information Sharing Committee
  
• Document B - Report on asca.net website traffic from July - December, 2012
  
• Document C - ASCA Surveys requested during 2012
  
• Document D - ASCA June 2012 Current Issues Survey
  
• FBI N-DEx Presentation to the Information Sharing Committee
  
• BJA Law Enforcement Information Sharing Project update
  
• BJA Reentry Justice Information Sharing Project update
  
• IJIS Health Care Information Sharing Project update
  

The meeting minutes and other information from the meeting will be posted here soon.

The Clearinghouse Committee met in Phoenix, AZ on January 21, 2012.  At the meeting the Committee heard reports about the ASCA web site traffic, including a comparison report from Joe Noonan from Corrections.com, and the GMS report to BJA.  The Committee discussed ways to add features to the web site such as a project management tool.  Finally, the Clearinghouse Committee discussed their mission going forward with the current mission of establishing a new web site substantially completed.  Click here for the minutes from the January 2012 Clearinghouse Committee meeting.

Justice information sharing is at the heart of everything we need to do to prevent terrorism, reduce crime, and improve the quality of justice in America. While many states are still challenged with turf issues, a lack of resources, and information sharing "silos," the Connect South Dakota (Connect SD) justice information sharing program is changing the way law enforcement personnel in South Dakota do business. As a result, its "citizens, officers, and inmates are safer," says Sheriff Mike Milstead, Minnehaha County Sheriff and Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) representative. ConnectSD greatly enhances an investigator's ability to locate criminals and track suspect activity and behavior at the local level. In addition, by using national information-sharing standards, the program facilitates linking South Dakota to the critical National Data Exchange (N-DEx) project. The system can be used to create a data-sharing environment within any area, region, or state. It gives patrol officers, investigators, and intake officers equal access to critical information they need to better serve the public.

PConnectSD was developed to help both the large and small county sheriffs and law enforcement agencies throughout the state share information and track records in a comprehensive way. South Dakota covers 77,121 square miles, making it the 17th largest state, with a population of 825,000. South Dakota law enforcement services are provided by the State Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), State Highway Patrol, 65 county sheriffs, and 75 city police departments.

Click here for the full story.

The Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA) conducts a semi-annual survey of its membership to identify the current issues faced by correctional agencies and their relative priority.  In June and July 2012, ASCA conducted a survey of members to identify and rate the level of importance of the top four issues facing their agencies and to rate issues identified in previous surveys to determine the continuing relevance of these issues for their agencies.  Thirty-one agencies responded to the survey.  Click here for the report of the June 2012 Current Issues in Corrections Survey.

Global is a ''group of groups,'' representing more than 30 independent organizations, spanning the spectrum of law enforcement, judicial, correctional, and related bodies. Member organizations participate in Global with a shared responsibility and shared belief that, together, they can bring about positive change by making recommendations and supporting the initiatives of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

Click here to go to the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative web site.