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US Rep. Terri Sewell is continuing her efforts to make the communities she represents safer. Sewell announced Wednesday that the Department of Justice has allotted millions of dollars in additional funding to fight crime, drug abuse, and mental health issues within the state of Alabama.
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Department of Justice Awards More Than $300 Million to Fight Opioid and Stimulant Crisis and to Address Substance Use Disorders.
STAR House to receive grant funds COLUMBUS — The Shelby County Sheriff’s Treatment and Recovery (STAR) House has been awarded $110,000 in grant funds from the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s (ODPS) Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS). The state of Ohio recently announced awards of more than $400,000 in federal grant funding to assist state and local governments in developing and implementing substance abuse treatment programs in correctional and detention facilities and to create and maintain community-based aftercare services for offenders. “It is an operational grant and w...