Earmark - To improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and enforce state and local laws

Agency:		Department of Justice
Bureau:		Office of Justice Programs
Account:		State and local law enforcement assistance (15-0404)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Director, OBMS
Contact Information:		http://WWW.USDOJ.GOV 202-514-2007

To improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and enforce state and local laws - Southside Virginia.

2 recipients will receive $99,000. This is a first-time earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Code: 172

Description: Grant Recipient-1: The City of Martinsville will use the 2005 Congressionally Mandated funds to upgrade their control room to allow the control room operator to monitor cameras, use intercoms, and lock and unlock doors by a integrated digital system. The upgrade will allow them to digitally record all activities that take place in the jail, as well as the exterior area surrounding the jail facility. Grant Recipient-2: Appomattox County is a rural county in south-central Virginia. Appomattox County will use the 2005 Congressionally Mandated funds to: purchase a self contained video unit (PDVR) for placement on an informant; and, secure an outdoor self-contained video unit (Guardian 2000) for surveillance and evidence gathering purposes.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
City of Martinsville (65415614)	$94		Locality	55 Church Street P.O. Box 1101 Martinsville, VA
Recipient-2 Appomattox County (13135681)	$5		Locality	Morton Lane P.O. Box 863 Appomattox, VA

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: Pub. L. No. 108-447

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: $100,000 for Southside Virginia law enforcement activities;

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007