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34 U.S.C. § 12251 — Purpose
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The purpose of this part is to evaluate the effectiveness of certain demonstration projects in helping to—
(1) alleviate the harm to children and primary caretaker parents caused by separation due to the incarceration of the parents;
(2) reduce recidivism rates of prisoners by encouraging strong and supportive family relationships; and
(3) explore the cost effectiveness of community correctional facilities.
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The purpose of this part is to evaluate the effectiveness of certain demonstration projects in helping to—
(1) alleviate the harm to children and primary caretaker parents caused by separation due to the incarceration of the parents;
(2) reduce recidivism rates of prisoners by encouraging strong and supportive family relationships; and
(3) explore the cost effectiveness of community correctional facilities.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 13893 was editorially reclassified as [section 12253 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section12253&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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There is hereby established an Office of Justice Programs within the Department of Justice under the general authority of the Attorney General. The Office of Justice Programs (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the “Office”) shall be headed by an Assistant Attorney General (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Assistant Attorney General”) appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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To be eligible to receive a grant under [section 12251 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section12251&num=0&edition=prelim), a State shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Attorney General reasonably may require by rule.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 13891 was editorially reclassified as [section 12251 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section12251&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 12253
1 See References in Text note below.
(A) a parent who has consistently assumed
responsibility for the housing, health, and
safety of a child prior to incarceration; or
(B) a woman who has given birth to a child
after or while awaiting her sentencing hear-
ing and who expresses a willingness to as-
sume responsibility for the housing, health,
and safety of that child,
a parent who, in the best interest of a child,
has arranged for the temporary care of the
child in the home of a relative or other respon-
sible adult shall not for that reason be ex-
cluded from the category ‘‘primary care-
taker’’.
‘‘State’’ means a State, the District of Co-
lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
the United States Virgin Islands, American
Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Is-
lands.
(Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31903, Sept. 13, 1994,
108 Stat. 1893.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 13882 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
SUBPART 1—GRANTS TO STATES
§ 12251. Authority to make grants
(a) General authority
The Attorney General may make grants, on a
competitive basis, to States to carry out in ac-
cordance with this part family unity demonstra-
tion projects that enable eligible offenders to
live in community correctional facilities with
their children.
(b) Preferences
For the purpose of making grants under sub-
section (a), the Attorney General shall give pref-
erence to a State that includes in the applica-
tion required by section 12252 of this title assur-
ances that if the State receives a grant—
(1) both the State corrections agency and
the State health and human services agen
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