The alabama office of prosecution services (OPS) will use AWA grant funds to retain the sorna resource prosecutor who will train prosecutors, law enforcement, probation and parole, and other…

The Alabama Office of Prosecution Services (OPS) received a $107,824 project grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). The funding will be used to retain a SORNA Resource Prosecutor who will provide training to prosecutors, law enforcement, probation and parole, and other criminal justice agencies on sex offender registration, monitoring, and tracking. The Resource Prosecutor will also deliver officer safety training to law enforcement and develop and distribute community awareness education on sex offenders. The three-year grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027.

The alabama office of prosecution services (OPS) will use AWA grant funds to retain the sorna resource prosecutor who will train prosecutors, law enforcement, probation and parole, and other criminal justice agencies that prosecute, register, monitor, and track SEX offenders in alabama. In addition, the resource prosecutor will provide officer safety training to law enforcement and expand community education by developing and distributing SEX offender community awareness training.