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Attorney General's Office seeking grant funding to hire more prosecutors
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Attorney General's Office seeking grant funding to hire more prosecutors
Charlotte Rene Woods Oct 17, 2022
The Virginia Attorney General’s Office is planning to spend $2.6 million over the next two years to hire prosecutors as part of Operation Bold Blue Line — an anti-crime initiative Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday in Norfolk.
To accomplish this, the Attorney General’s Office has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the governor’s office and the Department of Criminal Justice Services to disburse $1.3 million each year for the next two years. The money would stem from the Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund — which DCJS administers. Miyares’ plan entails hiring about five or six prosecutors along with two or three group violence intervention coordinators.
State Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, said she is concerned that the Attorney General’s Office is tapping into the funding without going through an application process — which is outlined in the budget language that established the fund. The Department of Criminal Justice Services board is responsible for approving grants from the agency, such as the Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund.
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Attorney General's Office seeking grant funding to hire more prosecutors
Charlotte Rene Woods Oct 17, 2022
The Virginia Attorney General’s Office is planning to spend $2.6 million over the next two years to hire prosecutors as part of Operation Bold Blue Line — an anti-crime initiative Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday in Norfolk.
To accomplish this, the Attorney General’s Office has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the governor’s office and the Department of Criminal Justice Services to disburse $1.3 million each year for the next two years. The money would stem from the Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund — which DCJS administers. Miyares’ plan entails hiring about five or six prosecutors along with two or three group violence intervention coordinators.
State Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, said she is concerned that the Attorney General’s Office is tapping into the funding without going through an application process — which is outlined in the budget language that established the fund. The Department of Criminal Justice Services board is responsible for approving grants from the agency, such as the Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund.
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