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Byrne JAG funding for FY 2008 |
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Wednesday, 13 June 2007 07:58 |
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----- Alert on Byrne JAG funding for FY 2008 ------
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce-Justice-Science marked up its version of the FY 2008 bill last night. The bill includes $600 million for Byrne JAG. This is a substantial increase over last year’s enacted level of $525 million!
We are making real progress, and this development is solid evidence of the effectiveness of our broad-based effort, led by the NNOAC and its JAG coalition partners. Our efforts are leading to additional resources to help you do your job more effectively and enhance security on America’s streets.
We will keep you posted on developments over the next couple of weeks. We still need you to make every effort to make your voice heard to your senators and representatives this month.
Congratulations – and let’s keep pressing!
Regards,
The Charles Group
One further update….the full House Appropriations Committee yesterday approved for floor consideration the FY 2008 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill. This is the bill the funds the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
HIDTA would receive $226 million, an increase of $1.7 million over this year’s enacted amount.
Floor action is expected this week.
Regards,
The Charles Group |
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Officer Down Golf Tournament |
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Monday, 09 July 2007 12:55 |
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On July 28th the Alabama Narcotics Officers' Association will have its first ever Officer Down Golf Tournament.
The purpose of this tournament os to create a fund to provide financial support to our members that have gone down in the line of duty. The tournament will be held in Orange Beach at the Craft Farms Golf Course with a shotgun start at 1:30 PM. Check in at 12:30 PM.
Registration: $100 per person or $400 per team and includes green and cart fees, range balls, meals and gift bag.
1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies and many door prizes will be awarded.
For more information contact Kris Roberts or Joey Brown at 251-981-9777.
Printable Registration forms: Word Document Adobe PDF |
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News Update from The National Narcotics Officers Association |
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Monday, 26 November 2007 19:30 |
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Weekly Hot News Update from The National Narcotics Officers Association and The Charles Group.
November 13, 2007 Volume 3, Number 38
FY 2008 DOD Appropriations finalized – Counter-drug programs receive funding…The FY 2008 DOD appropriations conference report contained a number of drug-related provisions. The overall amount for DOD counterdrug activities will increase by about $20 million to just under
$1 billion. Within that amount, the Regional Counter-Drug Training Academy will receive $2,180,000; the Multi-Jurisdictional Counter-Drug Training program will receive $3,000,000; the Midwest Counter-Drug Training Center will receive $5,000,000; the Northeast Counter-Drug Training Center will receive $4,000,000; and overall National Guard Counter-Drug Support will receive $20,000,000. Separately, the National Drug Intelligence Center in Pennsylvania will receive $39,000,000.
This program has been the focus of anti-earmark efforts throughout the past year. House DOD Appropriations Chairman Murtha is a staunch supporter of the program and has ignored criticism by continuing to insert funding.
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Congress Shortchanges State and Local Drug Enforcement in FY 2008 Omnibus Appropriations |
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Wednesday, 26 December 2007 22:06 |
Byrne JAG Program Gutted; Earmarked Programs Preferred by Congress
The National Narcotic Officers’ Associations’ Coalition (NNOAC) is seeking answers from Congress after it passed massive cuts to critical criminal justice programs in the FY08 omnibus appropriations bill. The bill slashed $350 million, or 67 percent, from the Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. The cut comes only months after both the House and Senate voted to give the program a modest funding increase from FY 2007 levels. The passage of the FY 2008 omnibus appropriations bill has resulted in the Byrne-JAG program being funded at $170 million for FY 2008 – LESS THAN 20% OF ITS AUTHORIZED FUNDING LEVEL.
The Byrne JAG program provides funding to states and local areas to improve criminal justice system operations. The funding leverages state and local resources to address the most pressing criminal problems in local areas. Many states support multi-jurisdictional drug task forces that take down regional and local drug trafficking organizations including gangs. Other uses for Byrne JAG include gang task forces, substance abuse prevention and treatment, crime victim support programs, drug courts, justice information sharing initiatives, sex offender management, community corrections, offender reentry and juvenile justice programs.
According to NNOAC President Ron Brooks, “the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy has reported extremely encouraging reductions in illicit drug use, especially among teens. In addition, domestic meth labs are way down, cocaine availability is down, and prices are up. All these indicators of progress in our nation’s continuing struggle to prevent drug distribution and use are threatened because of the draconian cuts to the Byrne JAG program in this Omnibus Appropriations bill.”
Brooks went on to say, “more than 26,000 Americans die each year as a direct result of drug abuse. Drug abuse and addiction destroys communities, robs children of their hopes and dreams and weakens our economy. Drug sales fuel gangs and are responsible for much of our nation’s violent crime. Drug trafficking is domestic terrorism and is a chemical attack on American communities. It is irresponsible for our nation’s leaders to cut funding from the Byrne JAG program, the only assistance program that supports state and local drug enforcement efforts. The fact that Congress chose to increase funding for earmarked programs instead of supporting the proven effective Byrne JAG program is extremely disappointing.”
At least 75 percent of every JAG dollar goes directly to local sheriffs’ and police departments. JAG is a highly successful program that enjoys broad support within the criminal justice, drug prevention, and juvenile justice community. State, local and tribal jurisdictions depend on this program to leverage local resources used to fight violence and drugs. The NNOAC is concerned that drastic cuts to the Byrne JAG program will cause multi-jurisdictional drug task forces to disappear in many states, giving drug dealers a free pass.
The NNOAC represents 44 state narcotic officers associations with a combined membership of more than 69,000 law enforcement officers. The NNOAC focuses on domestic and international drug-related crime issues by developing and maintaining relationships with the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Drug Enforcement Administration, Regional Information Sharing System (RISS), the National Guard Counter Drug Program and all other relevant agencies and programs. |
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