******MEDIA ADVISORY******
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO HONOR VICTIM SURVIVORS AND ADVOCATES
ON APRIL 10 AND 11, 2008

       WASHINGTON – Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey and other Justice Department officials will pay tribute to victims of crime and those who advocate on their behalf to commemorate National Crime Victims' Rights Week. Journalist Dominick Dunne will join them at a public vigil on Thursday evening to speak about his experience as a survivor of his daughter's homicide. On Friday afternoon, the Attorney General will honor local and national figures with the highest national awards for victim service and advocacy. Both events are open to the public and are hosted by the Department's Office for Victims of Crime as a prelude to National Crime Victims' Rights Week (April 13-19). The theme for this year's national observance is "Justice for Victims. Justice for All."

       NATIONAL OBSERVANCE AND CANDLELIGHT CEREMONY

       WHO:             Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General
                             Jeffrey L. Sedgwick, Acting Assistant Attorney General, OJP
                             John W. Gillis, Director, Office for Victims of Crime, OJP
                             Jeffrey E. Taylor, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
                             Dominick Dunne, host of TruTV's Power, Privilege and Justice

       WHERE:         U.S. Chamber of Commerce
                             Hall of Flags
                             1615 H Street, N.W.
                             Washington, DC
                             OPEN PRESS

       WHEN:           THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008
                             6:30 P.M. EDT

       Government-credentialed media should arrive by 5:30 P.M. and check in at the designated table. Equipment vans should proceed to the loading dock on I Street side. Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Michelle Person at 202-307-0703.

       2008 NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK AWARDS CEREMONY

       WHO:             Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General
                             Jeffrey L. Sedgwick, Acting Assistant Attorney General, OJP
                             John W. Gillis, Director, Office for Victims of Crime, OJP
                             Recipients of National Crime Victims' Rights Service Awards

       WHERE:         Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
                             1301 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
                             Washington, DC
                             OPEN PRESS

       WHEN:           FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2008
                             2:30 P.M. EDT

       Government-credentialed media should arrive by 1:30 P.M. and check in at the designated table. Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Michelle Person at 202-307-0703.

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