Earmark - To improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and enforce state and local laws - Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS).

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 - Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS).

1 recipient will receive $1,480,000. This is a continuing earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Code: 42

Description: The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) submitted an application for $1,479,965 in Byrne Discretionary Grant funds earmarked for continuing support of Drug Treatment Court Programs in Virginia. Utilizing a blend of Byrne Discretionary Grant funds and state General Funds, the Commonwealth of Virginia will: (1) continue support of this alternative to incarceration by providing FY 2006 funding to the fourteen established drug treatment court programs; and (2) provide the Supreme Court with the resources necessary to provide administrative oversight of drug treatment court programs, including training and technical assistance to judges and drug court teams, and evaluations of Virginia's drug treatment courts, as mandated by law.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Virginia Dept of Criminal Justice Services (809392392)	$1,480		State Government	202 N. 9th Street Richmond, VA

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: Pub. L. No. 108-447

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: $1,500,000 for court programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia to combat drug use and drug related crimes;

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007