Establishes the "Michael K. Williams law" to create a grant program for counties and municipalities to reduce prison populations.
The bill establishes the "Michael K. Williams law" to create a grant program for counties and municipalities to reduce prison populations. It appropriates $7 million to the Michael K. Williams grant program, administered by the attorney general through the commissioner. Grants are awarded based on applications that demonstrate the ability to collect and analyze local criminal justice and incarceration data, including racial and ethnic disparities.
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