The virgin islands department of justice (VIDOJ) will use grant funding to support the salaries of staff who continue to implement sorna policies, as well as provide training for staff and…

The Virgin Islands Department of Justice (VIDOJ) received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Sex Offender Sentencing under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). The award, issued on October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024, will support VIDOJ's Sex Offender Registry Program to maintain substantial implementation of requirements under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. Key services include staff salaries to conduct address verifications, designate risk levels for out-of-territory offenders, update the Tribe and Territory Sex Offender Registry System and National Crime Information Center, collect and submit DNA samples to the FBI, implement policy updates, and participate in related training. The award will also fund training for staff and inter-island travel to complete interjurisdictional compliance activities.

The virgin islands department of justice (VIDOJ) will use grant funding to support the salaries of staff who continue to implement sorna policies, as well as provide training for staff and inter-island travel needed to complete interjurisdictional sorna compliance activities. VIDOJ's SEX offender registry program will work to maintain the territory's status of having substantially implemented the requirements of sorna. Staff continue to complete address verifications, designate tier assignments for offenders convicted outside of the territory, update the tribe and territory SEX offender registry system (TTSORS), update the national crime information center (NCIC), collect DNA samples of SEX offenders and submit them to the FBI, implement policy updates, and participate in sorna-related training.