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Read a recent Success Story to see how the New Options for Women (NOW) program is using Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funds to support women leaving the sex industry in Portland, Oregon.
At 19, Alex May knew she was hanging out with the wrong people.
Looking back, she admits that she didn't do enough to change the bad habits she held—the habits that eventually landed her in the Duval County correctional system.
Beginning in March 2014, May was in-and-out of the county jail over the next 20 months. The Jacksonville, Florida, native faced drug-related and other charges...
New Options for Women connects women with needed services to escape 'the game.'
For Robin Miller, the job as case manager at the New Options for Women (NOW) Program in Portland, Oregon, is a rewarding one as she helps women escape the commercial sex trade industry.
But there's also a fair share of heartbreak and tears involved.
After all, Miller herself is a survivor of...
New technology assisted the City of Charleston Police Department in identifying suspect in Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting
Following the tragic shooting of nine African-American churchgoers attending a bible study at Mother Emanuel AME Church in June 2015, law enforcement in Charleston, South Carolina acted quickly to identify Dylann Roof as their suspect.
Using surveillance footage from the church, law enforcement pulled photos of Roof...
The emergency domestic violence shelter run by the YWCA in Lucas County, Ohio, can provide safe housing for up to 46 people. On any given day, the shelter is generally at or over capacity.
“When somebody leaves, somebody else is coming in,” according to Sandee Quarles, Coordinator of Support Services at the shelter.
For more than 37 years, the shelter has provided refuge for women...
Creative writing sessions and a reentry program provide youth with an outlet for self-expression and structure to help prevent them from reoffending after their release.
As a 16-year-old in a Los Angeles juvenile detention center in 1996, Jimmy Wu was like any other youth in his situation. He was searching for any opportunity that would allow him to spend time out of his room.
For...
Trainings provide communities with the tools and knowledge to best serve court participants.
Across Illinois, more than 100 problem-solving courts support individuals with a behavioral or mental health disorder who are involved in the criminal justice system.
When the state began implementing standards for problem-solving courts statewide in 2016, a Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) grantee, The Illinois Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health and...
The Law Enforcement Cyber Center provides local, state, and tribal law enforcement with critical resources to help them learn, investigate, and solve cybercrimes; share cyber threat information; and collaborate with regional and federal authorities.
NMVTIS is designed to prevent various types of automobile theft and fraud by providing an electronic means for verifying and exchanging title, brand, theft, and other data among state motor vehicle titling agencies, law enforcement officials, consumers, and other authorized users of the system.
