July 3, 2013
Q.
Would a five percent reduction in federal grant funds be applied to all funds within the designated grant program or only those budgeted “for prison purposes”?
A.
The reduction of federal funds would apply to all DOJ funding that the state could use for prison purposes. This includes dollars that could be used for prison purposes but that the state intended to use for other purposes. See 34 U.S.C. § 30307(e). In any event, it is important to note that “prison” is defined broadly by the statute to cover “any confinement facility” and includes the five covered facility types included in the four sets of standards. See 34 U.S.C. § 30307(e).
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