NJ- NEW JERSEY ONE OF 20 STATES TO RECEIVE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) FUNDING

4-3-2009 New Jersey:

TRENTON – Governor Jon S. Corzine announced today that the Department of Law and Public Safety will receive $29.7 million in Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funding to support New Jersey’s Safe Streets and Neighborhoods program. The grants are part of $424.8 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding announced by the US Justice Department.”Building safer communities has been a top priority of this administration,” said Governor Corzine. “I’m pleased that these funds will help further our crime fighting efforts throughout the state.”New Jersey’s Safe Streets and Neighborhoods program is part of Governor Corzine’s overall plan to combat crime and create safer communities throughout the Garden State.

“These federal funds will provide significant support to important law enforcement initiatives aimed at reducing violent crime as well as support victim services,” Attorney General Anne Milgram said. “In addition, we intend to use part of the money to support and expand community-based programs that are aimed at encouraging at-risk youth to build productive lives rather than turn to gangs and a life of crime, and support ex-offenders re-entry into their communities to reduce recidivism.”

The Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program funds are part of more than $4 billion in Justice Department Recovery Act funds available to assist state, local and tribal law enforcement that help to prevent crime and improve the criminal justice system in the United States while supporting the creation of jobs and much needed resources for states and local communities. ..News Source.. by Governor's Press Release