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Department of Justice Announces More Than $10 Million in Grants for Prisoner Reentry Strategies to Protect Communities and Reduce Violent Crime
September 13th, 2008
The Department of Justice announced more than $10 million in federal assistance to states to develop, implement, enhance and evaluate reentry strategies that will ensure the safety of the communities and the reduction of serious, violent crime throughout the United States. Funding was awarded through the President's Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI). A complete list of grant recipients can be found at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/reentry.html. "Supervising offenders in the community and preparing offenders for their return to their communities is a critical criminal justice priority," said Jeffrey L. Sedgwick, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-09-13)
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