Press Releases

Review Department of Justice and related federal agency press releases issued over the past two years.

2020 Press Releases

• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Awards More Than $221 Million to Support Juvenile Justice (11/24/20)
• Justice Department Awards $96 Million to Fund Drug and Veterans Treatment Courts (11/10/20)
• Department of Justice Awards More Than $458 Million to Fight Violent Crime (11/2/20)
• Attorney General William Barr Delivers Video Remarks for the Virtual National Law Enforcement Training on Child Exploitation (10/20/20)
• Department of Justice Announces More Than $341 Million in Grants to Combat America's Addiction Crisis (10/16/20)
• Justice Department Announces $29 Million To Support Justice And Mental Health Programs (10/15/20)
• Fact Sheet: Justice Department Invests $29 Million in Mental Health Programs to Support Those in Contact with the Justice System (10/15/20)
• Remarks of Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan at the Press Event with the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation (10/9/20)
• Office of Justice Programs Awards $261 Million to Support Youth Mentoring, Protect Children (10/9/20)
• Fact Sheet: Justice Department Awards $144 Million to Improve Services for Crime Victims (10/6/20)
• Justice Department Awards $144 Million to Improve Services for Crime Victims (10/6/20)
• Department of Justice Invests More than $295.8 Million in Grants to Improve Public Safety, Serve Crime Victims in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities (9/30/20)
• Department of Justice Awards More than $92 Million to Support Offenders Returning to Communities (9/29/20)
• Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice To Hold Webinar Meeting (7/27/20)
• OJJDP Releases 2019 Annual Report to Congress (7/14/20)
• Number of Juvenile Offenders in Residential Placement Dropped 59 Percent Between 1997 and 2017 (6/30/20)
• New OJJDP/NIJ Report Shows Juvenile Arrests Generally Declining (6/18/20)
• Justice Department Observes National Missing Children's Day (5/20/20)
• Justice Department Honors Wisconsin Task Force Director and Special Agent for Capture of Child Molester (5/20/20)
• Justice Department Honors Florida Bus Driver for Return of Missing Child (5/20/20)
• Justice Department Honors Louisiana Marshal with Missing Children's Law Enforcement Award (5/20/20)
• Justice Department Recognizes Florida Detectives with Missing Children’s Child Protection Award (5/20/20)
• Oregon Student Wins Justice Department's National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest (5/20/2020)
• President's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice Holds Hearing on Juvenile Justice via Series of Teleconferences (5/8/20)
• Office of Justice Programs Observes Second Chance Month (4/29/20)
• Office of Justice Programs Commemorates Child Abuse Prevention Month (4/27/20)
• Office of Justice Programs Announces Nearly $70 Million in Grants Available to Support Prisoners' Successful Reentry into Their Communities (4/6/20)
• Office of Justice Programs Announces More Than $55 Million Available to Fight Human Trafficking and Help Trafficking Victims (4/3/20)
• Remarks as Prepared for Delivery: Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs Katharine T. Sullivan Provides Remarks at the Meeting of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (3/4/20)
• Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice to Hold Meeting (3/3/20)
• Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council to Discuss the Impact of Juvenile Reentry Programs (2/28/20)
• SchoolSafety.Gov Launches to Help Educators, Administrators, Parents, and Law Enforcement Prepare for Threats (2/10/20)
• Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice to Hold Webinar Meeting (2/5/20)
• Remarks as Prepared for Delivery of Katharine T. Sullivan Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Office of Justice Programs at The National Mentoring Summit  (1/30/20)

2019 Press Releases

• Justice Department Awards More than $333 Million to Fight Opioid Crisis (12/13/19)
• Department of Justice Awards Nearly $38 Million to Reduce Crime, Improve Public Safety in West Virginia (12/13/19)
• Office of Justice Programs Awards $143.7 Million in Child Protection Grants (12/10/19)
• Fact Sheet: Office of Justice Programs Awards $143.7 Million in Child Protection Grants (12/10/19)
• Office of Justice Programs Awards More Than $212 Million to Support Juvenile Justice (12/6/19)
• Fact Sheet: Office of Justice Programs Awards More Than $212 Million to Support Juvenile Justice (12/6/19)
• Justice Department Announces Funding Opportunities to Support Public Safety for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities (12/4/19)
• Justice Department Upgrades Amber Alert Website, Adds Resources for Tribes (11/25/19)
• Department of Justice Awards Justice Over $55.8 Million to Support Offenders Returning to Communities (11/15/19)
• Department of Justice Awards More than $100 Million to Combat Human Trafficking and Assist Victims (11/12/19)
• Justice Department Awards over $273.4 Million to Improve Public Safety, Serve Crime Victims in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities (10/18/19)
• Readout of Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan's Appearance at the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Commanders Meeting (9/25/19)
• Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Emergency Funding to Address Public Safety Crisis in Rural Alaska (6/28/19)
• Nearly 1,700 Suspected Child Sex Predators Arrested During Operation "Broken Heart" (6/11/19)
• Justice Department Observes National Missing Children's Day (5/22/19)
• Justice Department Honors Florida Detective for Investigation of Child Pornography Case (5/22/19)
• Justice Department Honors Texas Officers with Missing Children's Law Enforcement Award (5/22/19)
• Justice Department Honors Tennessee Firefighters for Rescuing Lost Boy and His Dog
• Justice Department Recognizes California Task Force for Investigating Child Sexual Predator and Child Pornographer (5/22/19)
• Justice Department Awards More Than $74.5 Million to Support Adult and Youth Offenders Returning to Communities (4/25/19)
• OJJDP Makes Grant Award to Improve Investigation, Prosecution of Child Abuse (2/19/19)

2018 Press Releases

• Justice Department Announces Funding Opportunities to Support Public Safety in Indian Country (11/28/2018)
• Justice Department Awards More Than $67 Million To Combat Human Trafficking (10/25/2018)
• OJJDP Awards Over $172 Million To Support Juvenile Justice (10/22/2018)
• Fact Sheet: OJJDP Awards Over $172 Million To Support Juvenile Justice (10/22/2018)
• Fact Sheet: OJJDP Awards More Than $104 Million To Protect Youth, Find Missing Children, and Prosecute Child Exploitation (10/15/2018)
• OJJDP Awards More Than $104 Million to Protect Youth, Find Missing Children, and Prosecute Child Exploitation (10/15/2018)
• Justice Department is Awarding Almost $320 Million to Combat Opioid Crisis (10/1/2018)
• Administrator Caren Harp of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Delivered Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (9/26/2018)
• Justice Department Will Award Up to $246 Million in Grants to Improve Public Safety in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities (9/19/2018)
• New Guide Prepares Juvenile Offenders for Reentry (7/30/2018)
• More Than 2,300 Suspected Online Child Sex Offenders Arrested During Operation "Broken Heart" (6/12/2018)
• Office of Justice Programs Offers Grants to Serve Child and Youth Victims of Opioid Crisis (6/5/2018)
• Justice Department Observes National Missing Children's Day (5/23/2018)
• Justice Department Recognizes California Man for Role in Safe Recovery of Abducted Baby  (5/23/2018)
• Justice Department Recognizes Investigative Efforts of Maryland Detective in Missing Girl Case  (5/23/2018)
• Justice Department Recognizes Maryland Detective for Capturing Pedophile, Identifying 42 Victims  (5/23/2018)
• Justice Department Honors Maryland Task Force for Investigation of Child Pornography Case  (5/23/2018)
• Justice Department Announces Funding Opportunities for Tribal Communities (1/3/2018)

2017 Press Releases

• Office of Justice Programs Awards Nearly $83 Million to Protect Children and Increase Public Safety (10/6/2017)
•  Justice Department Awards More Than $130 Million to Improve Public Safety, Address Violence Against Women and Victim Services for American Indian and Alaska Native People (10/3/2017)
•  Justice Department Invests More Than $47 Million to Combat Human Trafficking and Assist Victims (9/29/2017)
•  Department of Justice Awards Nearly $59 Million to Combat Opioid Epidemic, Fund Drug Courts (9/22/2017)
•  Office of Justice Programs Awards More Than $28.3 Million to National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (9/14/2017)

Office of Justice Programs News Releases

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