7/12/2011
CHARLESTON, W.Va –Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced today that his office has awarded $431,343 in Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program funds. These funds are awarded to units of local government throughout the state to address the growing problem of juvenile crime by promoting greater accountability in the juvenile justice system. Gov. Tomblin stated the recent awards are focused in the areas of accountability-based sanction programs for juvenile offenders; specialized juvenile prosecution, restorative justice programs; and school safety programs.
The Division of Justice and Community Services administers this program from funds provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The JABG program is based on Title III of H.R. 3, The Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Act of 1997, as passed by the House of Representatives on May 8, 1997.
Funds were awarded to the following:
BARBOUR
Barbour County Commission
$20,000.00
These funds will be utilized to provide a Prevention Resource Officer (PRO) at Phillip Barbour High School.
Contact: John W. Hawkins, (304) 457-2352,
wvdeputy801@hotmail.com
BROOKE
Brooke County Commission
$20,000.00
These funds will be utilized to provide Prevention Resource Officers (PRO’s) at Brooke High School and Follansbee Middle School.
Contact: J. M. White, (304) 737-3660,
whytee32@hotmail.com
CABELL
Cabell County Commission
$15,200.00
These funds will be utilized to provide for a Juvenile Prosecutor to properly address the growing juvenile delinquency problem.
Contact: Christopher Chiles, (304) 526-8653,
cchiles@cabellcounty.org
HAMPSHIRE
Hampshire County Commission
$20,000.00
These funds will be utilized to provide a Prevention Resource Officer (PRO) at Hampshire County High School.
Contact: Linda L. Nixon, (304) 822-3528,
lnixon@access.k12.wv.us
HANCOCK
Hancock County Commission
$16,043.00
These funds will be utilized by the Juvenile Mediation Program to reduce the number of incidents of bullying by educating teachers, administrators and community members of the techniques found in the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.
Contact: Todd Gilbert, (304) 737-3652,
toddgilbert@juvenilemediation.com
HARRISON
City of Clarksburg
$20,000.00
These funds will be utilized to provide a Prevention Resource Officer (PRO) at Washington Irving Middle School.
Contact: James R. Chamberlain, (304) 624-1623,
jrchamberlain@harrco911.org
City of Clarksburg
$20,000.00
These funds will be utilized to provide a Prevention Resource Officer (PRO) at Robert C. Byrd High School.
Contact: William Reed, (304) 326-7470,
jrchamberlain@harrco911.org
City of Clarksburg
$20,000.00
These funds will be utilized to provide a Prevention Resource Officer (PRO) at Liberty High School.
Contact: Michael Daugherty, (304) 326-7260,
jrchamberlain@harrco911.org
Harrison County Commission
$20,000.00
These funds will be utilized to provide a Prevention Resource Officer (PRO) at South Harrison High School.
Contact: M. L. Quinn, (304) 624-8539,
mlquinn@harrisoncountywv.com
MASON
Mason County Commission
$17,500.00
These funds will be utilized to fund a Teen Court in Mason County. Teen Court is an alternative system of justice that offers young criminal offenders the opportunity to take responsibility for their actions.
Contact: Greg Fowler, (304) 593-0072,
frnofmasoncounty@hotmail.com
MONONGALIA
Monongalia County Commission
$17,600.00
These funds will be utilized to aid in the reduction of juvenile crime/substance abuse in Monongalia County by providing an accountability based Delinquency Intervention Program.
Contact: Danny Trejo, (304) 284-7321,
maysp1@yahoo.com
MORGAN
Morgan County Commission
$20,000.00
These funds will be utilized to fund a Teen Court in Morgan County. Teen Court is an alternative system of justice that offers young criminal offenders the opportunity to take responsibility for their actions.
Contact: Megan Scott, (304) 258-7807,
megan@morganpartnership.org
Morgan County Commission
$20,000.00
These funds will be utilized to provide a Prevention Resource Officer (PRO) at Berkeley Springs High School.
Contact: Kevin Barney, (304) 258-1067,
invbarney@hotmail.com
NICHOLAS
City of Summersville
$20,000.00
These funds will be utilized to provide a Prevention Resource Officer (PRO) at Summersville Middle School.
Contact: J. J. Nowak, (304) 872-1920,
jnowak@summersvillewv.org
City of Summersville
$20,000.00
These funds will be utilized to provide a Prevention Resource Officer (PRO) at Nicholas County High School.
Contact: J. J. Nowak, (304) 872-1920,
jnowak@summersvillewv.org
Nicholas County Commission
$20,000.00
These funds will be utilized to provide a Prevention Resource Officer (PRO) at Richwood High School.
Contact: Wetzel Bennett, (304) 872-7880,
wetzellbennett@yahoo.com
ROANE
Roane County Commission
$20,000.00
These funds will be utilized to provide a Prevention Resource Officer (PRO) at Roane County High School.
Contact: Mikel Harper, (304) 927-3410,
mharper@sheriff.state.wv.us
UPSHUR
Upshur County Commission
$20,000.00
These funds will be utilized to provide for an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney to be assigned to handle juvenile delinquency, status, and truancy cases in Upshur County.
Contact: Stephanie J. Milliron, (304) 472-9699,
smilliron@upshurcounty.org
WETZEL
Wetzel County Commission
$20,000.00
These funds will be utilized to provide a Prevention Resource Officer (PRO) at Valley High School.
Contact: James Hoskins, (304) 455-2430,
jhoskins2012@yahoo.com
City of New Martinsville
$20,000.00
These funds will be utilized to provide a Prevention Resource Officer (PRO) at Magnolia High School.
Contact: Tim Cecil, (304) 455-9100,
chief_cecil@yahoo.com
STATEWIDE
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
$45,000.00
These funds will be utilized to provide current juvenile justice probation data to the State of West Virginia, the federal government, Division of Justice and Community Services, the State Advisory Group and the citizens of West Virginia through the maintenance and daily management of the Juvenile Justice Database. Funding will also provide updates to the system and will support the analysis, technical assistance, training and production of state report on juvenile justice.
Contact: Michael B. Lacy, (304) 558-0145,
mike.lacy@courtswv.gov
Division of Justice and Community Services Contact:
Miranda K. Nabers
Juvenile Justice Specialist
Division of Justice and Community Services
1204 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
(304) 558-8814, extension 53331
Miranda.K.Nabers@wv.gov
Contact Information
Jacqueline Proctor or Miranda Nabers
304-558-2000 or 304-558-8814