Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2009, $530,543)
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) solicits applications for initiatives which assist law enforcement in rural states and rural areas. The program helps rural states and rural areas to prevent and combat crime, especially drug-related crime, and provides for national support efforts, including training and technical assistance programs strategically targeted to address rural needs.
The Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Program, administered by BJA, helps rural states and rural areas prevent and combat crime, especially drug-related crime, and provides for national support efforts, including training and technical assistance programs strategically targeted to address rural needs. In addition, priority consideration will be given to local law enforcement agencies in rural areas where the unit of local government is not eligible to receive a direct allocation from the Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program or received a direct allocation that was $50,000 or less. Applicants were invited to submit a proposal under any one of the following categories to: (1) combat rural crime; (2) improve rural law enforcement investigations; (3) enhance rural detention and jail operations; (4) facilitate rural justice information sharing; or (5) develop a national training and technical assistance program.
Under Category 3, Marinette County will receive $530,543 to increase staff levels, which will improve the coordination and delivery of jail inmate education programs. The program will also assist with inmate transitional services, enhance corrections, and provide increased staffing of the jail's Huber area, allowing continuous coverage. The county will use its funds to hire a full-time inmate education and programs officer, increase three part-time corrections officers to full-time, and provide comprehensive education opportunities for incarcerated inmates to increase employability and reduce criminal behaviors and recidivism. The funds will also help to create classrooms, program rooms, and an office area for the programs officer. The project will provide comprehensive inmate programs and educational opportunities, and an addendum test site in the jail for onsite GED testing.
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