Stephanie
Diamond Member
- Jul 11, 2004
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We the people need to rein in these: out of control Government agencies. How is this in her job description and where DID she GET approval to use taxpayers monies for this. call your Congress critters demand they defund, DOJ, EPA, NEA, a,bcdefghijklmnop. all of this would be fine it was donated money from all them wealthy Democrat/liberals. but US TAXPAYERS are the hook to PAY FOR IT
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(CNSNews.com) - The U.S. Justice Department, as part of its attempt to ease the transition from prison to homecoming, has designated the last week in April as National Reentry Week.
"From job fairs to family day, to father-daughter dances, to mock interview programs, all the ways in which we can provide the support so that our brothers, our sisters, our fathers and our mothers -- so that when our fellow Americans leave these institutions, they can truly, truly find their way home," Attorney General Loretta Lynch said.
Lynch told a public policy forum in New York City on Thursday that she has asked all of her U.S. Attorneys to host a reentry event, "focusing on how we help individuals safely and securely come back home to their communities."
"I have asked every Bureau of Prisons facility to host reentry events across the country, and we are achieving not just those events, but a connectivity and a contribution from the entire administration that is truly, truly heartwarming. And we’re going to highlight those programs and the ways in which people come together and support our returning individuals."
As part of the Obama administration's criminal justice reform efforts, Lynch said DOJ is working to prevent people from having contact with the criminal justice system in the first place. That includes fewer mandatory sentences for low-level drug offenses; and using diversion programs such as drug treatment and community service as an alternative to incarceration.
"But we also have to work to ensure that when our fellow Americans leave our institutions of incarcerations and return home to their families and communities that they have access to the support they need."
Lynch said DOJ is working with the U.S. Education Department to expand Pell Grant eligibility in both state and federal prison systems, so convicts "can be competitive, so they can secure employment, so they can be an inspiration to their children."
She also said the Justice Department is partnering with the Department of Health and Human Services and Housing and Urban Development "to tackle the problems that obstruct opportunity and lead to crime in the first place -- neighborhood blight; substandard schools; and...inadequate mental health resources."
She also mentioned expanded Legal Aid; millions of dollars in Second Chance grants; and even the simplest things, such as helping ex-convicts get identification cards or even a bus pass.
all of it here:
DOJ Marking 'National Reentry Week' With Job Fairs, Family Day, Father-Daughter Dances
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(CNSNews.com) - The U.S. Justice Department, as part of its attempt to ease the transition from prison to homecoming, has designated the last week in April as National Reentry Week.
"From job fairs to family day, to father-daughter dances, to mock interview programs, all the ways in which we can provide the support so that our brothers, our sisters, our fathers and our mothers -- so that when our fellow Americans leave these institutions, they can truly, truly find their way home," Attorney General Loretta Lynch said.
Lynch told a public policy forum in New York City on Thursday that she has asked all of her U.S. Attorneys to host a reentry event, "focusing on how we help individuals safely and securely come back home to their communities."
"I have asked every Bureau of Prisons facility to host reentry events across the country, and we are achieving not just those events, but a connectivity and a contribution from the entire administration that is truly, truly heartwarming. And we’re going to highlight those programs and the ways in which people come together and support our returning individuals."
As part of the Obama administration's criminal justice reform efforts, Lynch said DOJ is working to prevent people from having contact with the criminal justice system in the first place. That includes fewer mandatory sentences for low-level drug offenses; and using diversion programs such as drug treatment and community service as an alternative to incarceration.
"But we also have to work to ensure that when our fellow Americans leave our institutions of incarcerations and return home to their families and communities that they have access to the support they need."
Lynch said DOJ is working with the U.S. Education Department to expand Pell Grant eligibility in both state and federal prison systems, so convicts "can be competitive, so they can secure employment, so they can be an inspiration to their children."
She also said the Justice Department is partnering with the Department of Health and Human Services and Housing and Urban Development "to tackle the problems that obstruct opportunity and lead to crime in the first place -- neighborhood blight; substandard schools; and...inadequate mental health resources."
She also mentioned expanded Legal Aid; millions of dollars in Second Chance grants; and even the simplest things, such as helping ex-convicts get identification cards or even a bus pass.
all of it here:
DOJ Marking 'National Reentry Week' With Job Fairs, Family Day, Father-Daughter Dances
