FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? OJP
Monday, February 25, 2002??????????????????????????????????????? ?? 202/307-0703
MEDIA ADVISORY
National Satellite Videoconference to Spotlight
Federal Multi-agency Reentry Initiative
WASHINGTON, D.C. ? On Thursday, February 28, the
Justice Department?s Office of Justice Programs will broadcast a national
satellite videoconference to highlight the new Serious and Violent Offender
Reentry Initiative.? A collaboration
among the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and
Urban Development, Justice and Labor, the initiative supports efforts to ensure
public safety by helping returning offenders become productive members of their
communities.?? The videoconference will
provide crucial information regarding the program?s design and goals, funding
levels, eligible applicants and eligible activities.? It will also answer many frequently asked questions about the
initiative.
WHEN:??????????? Thursday, February 28, 2002 at from
1:30 p.m. EST to 3:00 p.m. EST
WHAT:??????????? Serious and Violent Offender Reentry
Initiative Satellite Videoconference
The videoconference is the first part of OJP?s effort
to provide information about the Reentry Initiative and answer questions from
prospective applicants.? OJP will also
convene a series of eight regional workshops, with the first one scheduled for
March 8 in Columbus, Ohio.
For more information about the
videoconference or the regional workshops, or to obtain a copy of the Serious
and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative Application Package, see the
Reentry section of the Office of Justice Programs? (OJP) Website at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/reentry.? For a list of downlink sites receiving the
broadcast or to register to receive the broadcast online through streaming
video, please contact the Juvenile Justice Telecommunications Assistance
Project (JJTAP) at 859/622-6671 or see the JJTAP videoconference Website at www.trc.eku.edu/jj/conference.asp?confid=15. After the broadcast, the videoconference
will be available as an Internet archive at www.juvenilenet.org/jjtap/archives.
Media and Congressional staff should
contact the OJP Office of Congressional and Public Affairs at 202/307-0703.
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