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Review Department of Justice and related federal agency press releases issued over the past several years.
2024 Press Releases
- Justice Department to Award More Than $84M in Grants to American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes (10/4/24)
- Justice Department Awards $4B to Support Community Safety (10/2/24)
- Readout of Departments of Justice and Interior Roundtable on Media Coverage of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Peoples and Human Trafficking (9/27/24)
- New Curriculum on Bullying and Hate Crimes Empowers Students and Fosters Respectful Communities (9/27/24)
- Justice Department Awards Nearly $30M to Combat the Rise of Hate and Bias Crimes (9/25/24)
- Readout of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division’s Meeting LGBTQI+ Community Stakeholders (9/18/24)
- The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Turns 50: Celebrating Five Decades of Hope and Progress (9/16/24)
- FCC Adopts New Alert Code for Missing and Endangered Persons (8/7/24)
- U.S. Marshals Find 200 Missing Children Across the Nation During Operation We Will Find You 2 (7/1/24)
- Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council to Focus on Trauma-Informed and Healing-Centered Support for Youth and Families (6/26/24)
- Office of Justice Programs Announces the Children’s Justice Project to Identify Children’s Remains (5/29/24)
- Office of Justice Programs Commemorates National Missing Children’s Day (5/22/24)
- Office of Justice Programs Announces South Carolina’s Hanna Lapina as Winner of the National Missing Children’s Day 2024 Poster Contest (5/22/24)
- Nonfatal Violent Victimization of Juveniles Returns to Prepandemic Levels (4/25/24)
- OJJDP Announces $17 Million to Support a Continuum of Care Approach to Address Youth Justice and Advance Community Safety (4/11/24)
- MEDIA ADVISORY: OJJDP Announces Continuum of Care Grant Initiative to Promote Community Safety and Better Outcomes for Youth (4/11/24)
- Justice Department, AmeriCorps Partner to Support Juvenile-Justice Involved Youth Reentering Their Communities (1/4/24)
2023 Press Releases
- Connecticut and Nebraska Rejoin OJJDP's Formula Grants Program, Receive More Than $1.2 Million To Improve Their Juvenile Justice Systems (12/14/23)
- Justice Department Announces Funding Opportunities to Support Public Safety in Tribal Communities (12/13/23)
- First Lady Jill Biden Announces "Girls Leading Change" Honorees (10/11/23)
- FACT SHEET: White House Celebrates International Day of the Girl and Announces New Actions to Support Youth in the U.S. and Abroad (10/11/23)
- Justice Department Awards Over $4.4 Billion To Support Community Safety (9/28/23)
- Readout of Administrator Liz Ryan's Visit to Baton Rouge to Announce Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Grant to Southern University Law Center (9/8/23)
- Operation Cross Country XIII Leads to Identification/Location of Adolescent Victims (8/1/23)
- Justice Department Observes National Missing Children's Day (DOJ) (5/24/23)
- Justice Department Observes National Missing Children's Day (OJP) (5/24/23)
- Justice Department Issues Dear Colleague Letter to Courts Regarding Fines and Fees for Youth and Adults (4/20/23)
2022 Press Releases
- Department Of Justice Awards More Than $136 Million to Support Youth and Reform the Juvenile Justice System (11/1/22)
- Department Of Justice Awards Nearly $105 Million To Protect Children From Exploitation, Trauma and Abuse (11/1/22)
- Justice Department Awards More Than $340 Million to Address Substance Use Disorders and Fight the Overdose Epidemic (10/14/22)
- Department of Justice Awards Almost $190 Million in Grants to Support School Safety (10/14/22)
- Justice Department Awards a Total of Nearly $100 Million to Help Reduce Recidivism and Support Successful Reentry to Communities (10/5/22)
- Department of Justice Awards $100 Million to Reduce Community Violence (9/29/22)
- Youth Arrests for Violent Crime in 2020 Drop to New Low (8/23/22)
- FBI Announces Results of Nationwide Sex Trafficking Operation (8/15/22)
- OJJDP/NIJ Study Highlights Patterns of Juvenile Court Referrals for Youth Born in 2000 (8/11/22)
- Justice Department Observes National Missing Children's Day (5/25/22)
- Justice Department Recognized Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Employees with Missing Children's Child Protection Award (5/26/22)
- Justice Department Recognized NCIS Team with Missing Children's Law Enforcement Award (5/26/22)
- Justice Department Recognizes Wisconsin ICAC Task Force Members and an Assistant U.S. Attorney with Attorney General’s Special Commendation (5/26/22)
- Justice Department Recognizes Los Angeles 5th Grader as Winner of the 2022 National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest (5/26/22)
- President Biden Taps Youth Justice Advocate to Lead Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (5/4/22)
- Justice Department Study Finds Juveniles in Residential Placement Dropped 65 Percent Between 1997 and 2019 (4/27/22)
- Justice Department Releases over $320 Million in Solicitations for Hiring Law Enforcement Officers, Improving School Safety, and Combating Distribution of Illicit Drugs (4/22/22)
- Number of Delinquency Cases Handled in Juvenile Court Declines by More Than 50 Percent Between 2005 and 2019 (2/9/22)
2021 Press Releases
- Department of Justice Awards More Than $12 Million to Support Data Sharing (12/23/21)
- Justice Department Awards More Than $100 Million to Support Youth (12/23/21)
- Justice Department Awards Nearly $444 Million to Support Violence Intervention Efforts (12/23/21)
- Department of Justice Awards More Than $38 Million to Promote Reforms in the Justice System (12/22/21)
- Department of Justice Awards More Than $300 Million to Fight Opioid and Stimulant Crisis and to Address Substance Use Disorders (12/22/21)
- Justice Department Awards Almost $141 Million to Protect Children (12/22/21)
- Justice Department Awards More Than $110 Million to Support Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals (12/22/21)
- Remarks of Amy L. Solomon, Acting Assistant Attorney General, at the OJJDP State Relations and Assistance Division National Training Conference (Virtual) (11/8/21)
- Kansas Student Wins Justice Department's National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest (5/25/21)
- Justice Department Honors Illinois Sergeant with Missing Children's Law Enforcement Award (5/25/21)
- Justice Department Recognizes Hawaii Missing Children Coordinators with Child Protection Award (5/25/21)
- Justice Department Honors Maryland Postal Service Employee with Missing Children's Citizen Award (5/25/21)
- Justice Department Observes National Missing Children's Day (5/25/21)
- OJJDP/NIJ Report Shows Juvenile Arrests Drop to Four-Decade Low (5/5/21)
- National Institute of Justice Examines Methods and Trends in Collecting Statistics on Juvenile in Custody (2/22/21)
- Justice Department Announces Funding Opportunities to Support Public Safety in Tribal Communities (1/19/21)
- OJJDP Releases Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 2018 (1/19/21)
2020 Press Releases
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Awards More Than $221 Million to Support Juvenile Justice (11/24/20)
- Justice Department Awards $96 Million to Fund Drug and Veterans Treatment Courts (11/10/20)
- Department of Justice Awards More Than $458 Million to Fight Violent Crime (11/2/20)
- Attorney General William Barr Delivers Video Remarks for the Virtual National Law Enforcement Training on Child Exploitation (10/20/20)
- Department of Justice Announces More Than $341 Million in Grants to Combat America's Addiction Crisis (10/16/20)
- Justice Department Announces $29 Million To Support Justice And Mental Health Programs (10/15/20)
- Fact Sheet: Justice Department Invests $29 Million in Mental Health Programs to Support Those in Contact with the Justice System (10/15/20)
- Remarks of Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan at the Press Event with the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation (10/9/20)
- Office of Justice Programs Awards $261 Million to Support Youth Mentoring, Protect Children (10/9/20)
- Fact Sheet: Justice Department Awards $144 Million to Improve Services for Crime Victims (10/6/20)
- Justice Department Awards $144 Million to Improve Services for Crime Victims (10/6/20)
- Department of Justice Invests More than $295.8 Million in Grants to Improve Public Safety, Serve Crime Victims in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities (9/30/20)
- Department of Justice Awards More than $92 Million to Support Offenders Returning to Communities (9/29/20)
- Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice To Hold Webinar Meeting (7/27/20)
- OJJDP Releases 2019 Annual Report to Congress (7/14/20)
- Number of Juvenile Offenders in Residential Placement Dropped 59 Percent Between 1997 and 2017 (6/30/20)
- New OJJDP/NIJ Report Shows Juvenile Arrests Generally Declining (6/18/20)
- Justice Department Observes National Missing Children's Day (5/20/20)
- Justice Department Honors Wisconsin Task Force Director and Special Agent for Capture of Child Molester (5/20/20)
- Justice Department Honors Florida Bus Driver for Return of Missing Child (5/20/20)
- Justice Department Honors Louisiana Marshal with Missing Children's Law Enforcement Award (5/20/20)
- Justice Department Recognizes Florida Detectives with Missing Children’s Child Protection Award (5/20/20)
- Oregon Student Wins Justice Department's National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest (5/20/2020)
- President's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice Holds Hearing on Juvenile Justice via Series of Teleconferences (5/8/20)
- Office of Justice Programs Observes Second Chance Month (4/29/20)
- Office of Justice Programs Commemorates Child Abuse Prevention Month (4/27/20)
- Office of Justice Programs Announces Nearly $70 Million in Grants Available to Support Prisoners' Successful Reentry into Their Communities (4/6/20)
- Office of Justice Programs Announces More Than $55 Million Available to Fight Human Trafficking and Help Trafficking Victims (4/3/20)
- Remarks as Prepared for Delivery: Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs Katharine T. Sullivan Provides Remarks at the Meeting of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (3/4/20)
- Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice to Hold Meeting (3/3/20)
- Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council to Discuss the Impact of Juvenile Reentry Programs (2/28/20)
- SchoolSafety.Gov Launches to Help Educators, Administrators, Parents, and Law Enforcement Prepare for Threats (2/10/20)
- Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice to Hold Webinar Meeting (2/5/20)
- Remarks as Prepared for Delivery of Katharine T. Sullivan Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Office of Justice Programs at The National Mentoring Summit (1/30/20)
2019 Press Releases
- Justice Department Awards More than $333 Million to Fight Opioid Crisis (12/13/19)
- Department of Justice Awards Nearly $38 Million to Reduce Crime, Improve Public Safety in West Virginia (12/13/19)
- Office of Justice Programs Awards $143.7 Million in Child Protection Grants (12/10/19)
- Fact Sheet: Office of Justice Programs Awards $143.7 Million in Child Protection Grants (12/10/19)
- Office of Justice Programs Awards More Than $212 Million to Support Juvenile Justice (12/6/19)
- Fact Sheet: Office of Justice Programs Awards More Than $212 Million to Support Juvenile Justice (12/6/19)
- Justice Department Announces Funding Opportunities to Support Public Safety for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities (12/4/19)
- Justice Department Upgrades Amber Alert Website, Adds Resources for Tribes (11/25/19)
- Department of Justice Awards Justice Over $55.8 Million to Support Offenders Returning to Communities (11/15/19)
- Department of Justice Awards More than $100 Million to Combat Human Trafficking and Assist Victims (11/12/19)
- Justice Department Awards over $273.4 Million to Improve Public Safety, Serve Crime Victims in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities (10/18/19)
- Readout of Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan's Appearance at the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Commanders Meeting (9/25/19)
- Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Emergency Funding to Address Public Safety Crisis in Rural Alaska (6/28/19)
- Nearly 1,700 Suspected Child Sex Predators Arrested During Operation "Broken Heart" (6/11/19)
- Justice Department Observes National Missing Children's Day (5/22/19)
- Justice Department Honors Florida Detective for Investigation of Child Pornography Case (5/22/19)
- Justice Department Honors Texas Officers with Missing Children's Law Enforcement Award (5/22/19)
- Justice Department Honors Tennessee Firefighters for Rescuing Lost Boy and His Dog
- Justice Department Recognizes California Task Force for Investigating Child Sexual Predator and Child Pornographer (5/22/19)
- Justice Department Awards More Than $74.5 Million to Support Adult and Youth Offenders Returning to Communities (4/25/19)
- OJJDP Makes Grant Award to Improve Investigation, Prosecution of Child Abuse (2/19/19)
2018 Press Releases
- Justice Department Announces Funding Opportunities to Support Public Safety in Indian Country (11/28/2018)
- Justice Department Awards More Than $67 Million To Combat Human Trafficking (10/25/2018)
- OJJDP Awards Over $172 Million To Support Juvenile Justice (10/22/2018)
- Fact Sheet: OJJDP Awards Over $172 Million To Support Juvenile Justice (10/22/2018)
- Fact Sheet: OJJDP Awards More Than $104 Million To Protect Youth, Find Missing Children, and Prosecute Child Exploitation (10/15/2018)
- OJJDP Awards More Than $104 Million to Protect Youth, Find Missing Children, and Prosecute Child Exploitation (10/15/2018)
- Justice Department is Awarding Almost $320 Million to Combat Opioid Crisis (10/1/2018)
- Administrator Caren Harp of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Delivered Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (9/26/2018)
- Justice Department Will Award Up to $246 Million in Grants to Improve Public Safety in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities (9/19/2018)
- New Guide Prepares Juvenile Offenders for Reentry (7/30/2018)
- More Than 2,300 Suspected Online Child Sex Offenders Arrested During Operation "Broken Heart" (6/12/2018)
- Office of Justice Programs Offers Grants to Serve Child and Youth Victims of Opioid Crisis (6/5/2018)
- Justice Department Observes National Missing Children's Day (5/23/2018)
- Justice Department Recognizes California Man for Role in Safe Recovery of Abducted Baby (5/23/2018)
- Justice Department Recognizes Investigative Efforts of Maryland Detective in Missing Girl Case (5/23/2018)
- Justice Department Recognizes Maryland Detective for Capturing Pedophile, Identifying 42 Victims (5/23/2018)
- Justice Department Honors Maryland Task Force for Investigation of Child Pornography Case (5/23/2018)
- Justice Department Announces Funding Opportunities for Tribal Communities (1/3/2018)
2017 Press Releases
- Office of Justice Programs Awards Nearly $83 Million to Protect Children and Increase Public Safety (10/6/2017)
- Justice Department Awards More Than $130 Million to Improve Public Safety, Address Violence Against Women and Victim Services for American Indian and Alaska Native People (10/3/2017)
- Justice Department Invests More Than $47 Million to Combat Human Trafficking and Assist Victims (9/29/2017)
- Department of Justice Awards Nearly $59 Million to Combat Opioid Epidemic, Fund Drug Courts (9/22/2017)
- Office of Justice Programs Awards More Than $28.3 Million to National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (9/14/2017)
Office of Justice Programs News Releases
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Date Created: September 7, 2019