April 22-28, 2012
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Ceremony
The Multi‐Agency Victim Services Partnership cordially invites you to attend a statewide National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Ceremony, an event to honor crime victims and increase public awareness about victims’ rights.
TO: CJCC-Funded Victim Services Agencies
FROM: Stefanie Lopez-Howard, Planning & Policy Development Specialist
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
WHAT: The Multi-Agency Victim Services Partnership’s National Crime Victims Rights’ Week Ceremony and Open House
WHEN: Monday, April 16, 2012 (Ceremony at 10:00 AM, Open House at 12:00 PM)
WHERE: Department of Corrections
Roberts Chapel, State Offices South (Tift Campus) 300 Patrol Road, Forsyth, Georgia 31029
WHY: At a scheduled Open House from 12:00 to 4:00 PM, victims will have the opportunity to meet with the leaders from all of the Sponsoring Agencies and be able to take advantage of the following services:
• Get questions answered regarding claims processing
• Receive current information on offender, including maximum release date, parole date and where inmate is incarcerated
• Register to receive further notification of an offender’s status
• Submit Victim Impact Statements
• Receive Victim Services information
• Learn how to navigate the Department of Corrections and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles websites
IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND:
Contact Reshunda Gresham by Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at (404) 657-2218 or Reshunda.Gresham@cjcc.ga.gov. Please advise how many will be attending from your office and if any crime victims plan to attend
IF YOU HAVE A VICTIM WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND:
If you have a victim who would like to meet with staff of the Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Program or the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, please contact the appropriate agency by 12:00 noon on April 11, 2012 for information and an appointment time.
GEORGIA CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION PROGRAM: Contact Shennill Gray or Kristina Martin at 404-657-2222 or 1-800-547-0060 STATE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES: Call 404-651-6668 or 1-800-593-9474
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SPONSORING AGENCIES WILL BE ON-HAND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS: The Multi-Agency Victim Services Partnership: Administrative Office of the Courts, Commission on Family Violence, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Department of Community Health (Medicaid), Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Public Safety, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Governor’s Office of Children and Families, Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs, Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, State Board of Pardons and Paroles, Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia