In a major breakthrough, the U.S. Attorney General’s Smart On Crime Initiative has been successfully implemented in the Eastern District of Tennessee, marking a significant shift in the way federal laws are enforced.
The initiative, which was launched in early 2013, aimed to ensure that finite resources are devoted to the most important law enforcement priorities, promote fairer enforcement of the laws, and alleviate disparate impacts of the criminal justice system.
To achieve this, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee partnered with the Chief of the U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Office, Tony Anderson, and his staff to implement the Smart On Crime program locally.
The program focused on making the district safer by providing federal ex-offenders with the resources necessary to successfully re-enter the community and reduce recidivism. Over the past year, stakeholders and others have assisted ex-offenders participating in the program by connecting them with much-needed resources such as educational programs at community colleges and universities, relationship-building skills, furniture to aid with independent living, and a welcoming church to facilitate faith-based healing.
Stakeholders who contributed to the Chattanooga effort included the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Bureau of Prisons Half-Way House, United Way 2-1-1, Tennessee Department of Human Services, Pastor Ternae Jordan and Mt. Canaan Baptist Church, Career Center, Chattanooga State Community College, BlueCross BlueShield, the Marion County Chaplain, Labor and Workforce Development, and Johnson Mental Health.
Stakeholders contributing to the Knoxville reentry effort included Knoxville Leadership Foundation, Tennessee Department of Safety, Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries, Knox County Health Department, Knoxville Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Susannah House, Helen Ross McNabb, Cokesbury Church, the office of Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, and Pastor James Davis and Eternal Life Harvest Center.
Between January and December 2016, participants in the Smart On Crime program substantively engaged with stakeholders and used provided resources to facilitate their successful re-entry. In addition to completing the program through attendance and stakeholder use and engagement, participants stayed in substantial compliance with their supervised release conditions imposed by the courts.
U.S. Attorney Nancy Stallard Harr is pleased to announce that approximately 31 ex-offenders successfully completed the Smart On Crime program in 2016.
“As a result, these ex-offenders are in a better position to become productive members of our communities, making east Tennessee a safer and better place to live. Our efforts in this area will continue into 2017 with a special emphasis on juvenile offenders,” said U.S. Attorney Harr.
The Smart On Crime Initiative is a significant step towards ensuring that federal laws are enforced more fairly and efficiently, and it serves as a model for other districts to follow.
In conclusion, the U.S. Attorney General’s Smart On Crime Initiative has been a resounding success in the Eastern District of Tennessee, and its impact will be felt for years to come.
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City and State: Knoxville, Tennessee
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Sentence or Outcome: Approximately 31 ex-offenders successfully completed the Smart On Crime program in 2016
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Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime|Sex Crimes|Cybercrime|Public Corruption|Weapons|Human Trafficking|White Collar Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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