Legal Commentary

The "Let's Put More People In Jail" Stimulus Grants

By Jeralyn

Here are the final numbers of grants to law enforcement for lock em up programs:

• Violence against women prevention and prosecution programs $225,000,000
• Southern border and high-intensity drug trafficking areas $30,000,000
• ATF Project Gunrunner $10,000,000
• Internet crimes against children initiatives $50,000,000
• Rural drug crime program $125,000,000
• Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants $1,000,000,000
• Justice Department salaries and expenses for administration of police grant programs $10,000,000
• Office of Justice Programs state and local law enforcement assistance (Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants) $2,000,000,000

Among the other law-enforcement grants not designed to lock to people up:

• Crime victim assistance $100,000,000
• State and local law enforcement assistance to Indian tribes $225,000,000
• State and local law enforcement assistance grants to improve criminal justice systems, assist crime victims and mentor youth $225,000,000

As I said the other day, this reads like a Joe Biden crime bill.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on February 13, 2009 (boomark / email).