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Recent News About Office of Justice Programs
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Readout of Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon’s Participation in Gun Violence Prevention Forum
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon today joined more than 100 executives, clinicians, researchers and policymakers in New York City for the 4th Annual Gun Violence Prevention Forum hosted by Northwell Health.
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BJS Releases Employment of State and Federal Prisoners Prior to Incarceration, 2016
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, a division of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Employment of State and Federal Prisoners Prior to Incarceration, 2016.
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OJP awards $4 million to support the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program
The Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance today awarded $4 million in funding to provide training and technical assistance to support the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program.
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National Institute of Justice Examines Link Between Location of Terrorists and Risk of Terrorism
The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice today published an article summarizing an NIJ-supported study that examines where terrorists live and plan terrorist acts, in relation to where the acts occur.
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U.S. Correctional Population Continued to Decline in 2021
The total correctional population in the United States fell 1% from yearend 2020 to 2021, according to statistics in Correctional Populations in the United States, 2021 – Statistical Tables and Probation and Parole in the United States, 2021, two reports released today by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.