West Virginia will receive more than $620,000 to help incarcerated children and prevent others from entering the criminal justice system, two US senators announced.
“It’s important that we do everything we can to make sure people feel safe and support efforts that help prevent crime in the first place,” Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito said in a press release. “This funding does exactly that by focusing on building that trust by helping West Virginia youth stay away from crime and help their communities.”
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The United States Department of Justice is funding $620,000 for West Virginia. The money will support nine programs aimed at helping incarcerated children and preventing others from entering the penal system.
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Capito made the announcement last week with Democratic US Senator Joe Manchin. The two West Virginia senators sit together on the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Funds from the US Department of Justice will support nine program areas within the West Virginia juvenile justice system. They include community-based programs; programs designed to prevent and reduce hate crimes committed by minors; projects designed to protect the civil rights of minors; programs designed to provide mental health services for incarcerated minors; and programs to address the disproportionate number of youth members of minority groups entering the juvenile justice system.
