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10/22/08 Attorney General Honors Medal of Valor Recipients
10/14/08 Department of Justice Conference Highlights AMBER Alert System Success, Finds Way to Enhance Program
10/03/08 Office of Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention Announces More Than $293 Million in Grants
10/02/08 SMART Office Announces Nearly $4.3 Million in Grants to Enhance Sex Offender Registry and Notification Programs
10/01/08 National Institute of Justice Announces More Than $125 Million to Improve DNA Technology
09/30/08 Department of Justice Announces Nearly $240 Million in Grants to Enhance Crime Prevention Efforts Across the Country
09/30/08 Federal Immigration Arrests Surpass Drug Arrests
09/29/08 Media Advisory: Hearing of the Review Panel on Prison Rape
09/25/08 Department of Justice Observes National Day of Rememberance for Murder Victims
09/23/08 Media Advisory: Hearing of the Review Panel on Prison Rape
09/23/08 Fact Sheet: Project Safe Childhood
09/17/08 67 Percent of Responding Businesses Detected Cybercrime in 2005
09/16/08 Department of Justice Provides DNA Funding for Postconviction Cases - Virginia Receives $4.5 Million to Investigate Innocence Claims
09/16/08 Department of Justice Provides DNA Funding for Postconviction Cases - Texas Receives $500,000 to Investigate Innocence Claims
09/16/08 Department of Justice Provides DNA Funding for Postconviction Cases - Kentucky Receives $1.1 Million to Investigate Innocence Claims
09/16/08 Department of Justice Provides DNA Funding for Postconviction Cases - Arizona Receives $1.3 Million to Investigate Innocence Claims
09/16/08 Department of Justice Provides DNA Funding for Postconviction Cases - Washington Receives $250,000 to Investigate Innocence Claims
09/16/08

Department of Justice Provides DNA Funding for Postconviction Cases - Over $7.8 Million Provided to Five States to Investigate Innocence Claims

09/16/08 Media Advisory: Department of Justice to Release Report on Cybercrime Against Businesses, 2005
09/10/08 Department of Justice Announces Grants to Enhance Efforts to Fight Human Trafficking
09/09/08 Media Advisory: Hearing of the Review Panel on Prison Rape
09/02/08 Departments of Justice and Treasury Address Economic Development in Indian Country
08/29/08 Civil Rights Cases Filed in U.S. District Courts Declined by Nearly 20 Percent From 2003 to 2006
08/27/08 Department of Justice Announces More than $10 Million in Grants for Prisoner Reentry Strategies to Protect Communities and Reduce Violent Crime
08/26/08 An Estimated 809,800 Inmates in the Nation's Prisons Were Parents to 1,706,600 Minor Children at Midyear 2007
08/26/08 Media Advisory: Hearing of the Review Panel on Prison Rape
08/21/08

Department of Justice Announces $19 Million in Awards to Enforce Underage Drinking Laws
08/03/08 State Parole Agencies Reported 65,000 Full-Time and 2,900 Part-Time Employees at Midyear 2006
07/31/08 In 2005 and 2006 More Than 4,000 Allegations of Sexual Violence Were Reported in Juvenile Facilities
07/29/08 Crime Labs Received an Estimated 2.7 Million Cases in 2005
07/28/08 Media Advisory: SMART Office Hosts 2nd Annual Training Conference on Sex Offender Management and Accountability
07/21/08 Department of Justice Advances Body Armor Safety
07/18/08 Media Advisory: Department of Justice Hosts Annual Research and Technology Conference
07/01/08 Department of Justice Announces Final National Guidelines for Sex Offender Registration and Notification
06/25/08 3.2 Percent of Inmates Report Sexual Victimization in Local Jails
06/16/08

Justice Department Evaluation Finds DNA Technology Increases Chances of Arrest
06/06/08 Slower Growth in the Nation's Prison and Jail Populations
06/04/08 Office of Justice Programs Highlights Ways to Help Teens Avoid Online Bullies
06/02/08 Media Advisory: Department of Justice to Mark Internet Safety Month at National Press Club
05/21/08 Department of Justice Commemorates National Missing Children's Day
05/20/08 Media Advisory: Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey to Commemorate National Missing Children's Day
05/20/08 Media Advisory: BJA Director to Testify Before Congress on Reauthorization of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
05/15/08 Deputy Attorney General Mark R. Filip Convenes Advisory Council on Tribal Issues
05/07/08 Department of Justice Announces New Medal of Valor Review Board Member
05/05/08 Media Advisory: Call for Nominations: 2007-2008 Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor
04/28/08 Department of Justice Announces $11.8 Million to Help States and Tribal Governments Comply with Adam Walsh Act
04/22/08 Number of HIV-Positive State and Federal Inmates Continues to Decline
04/10/08 Department of Justice Recognizes Service to Crime Victims - Awards Ceremony on April 11 is Prelude to National Crime Victims' Rights Week
04/08/08 Multimedia Release: Justice for Victims is Justice for All, Department Brings Attention to Crime Victims Through April Observances
04/07/08 Media Advisory: Attorney General to Honor Victim Survivors and Advocates on April 10 and 11, 2008
02/08/08 Domestic Violence Defendants More Likely to Be Convicted Than Non-Domestic Violence Defendants