Patrick Leahy: “I am pleased to note that we included funding in the appropriations…”

On the recordDecember 18, 2007

I am pleased to note that we included funding in the appropriations package for landmark programs created by the Justice For All Act of 2004. Specifically, we provide $2.5 million for Capital Litigation Improvement Grants to improve the quality of legal representation in State capital cases, and over $152 million to improve Federal and State DNA collection and analysis systems critical to the prosecution of the guilty and the protection of the innocent from wrongful prosecution. The Justice For All Act capped more than 4 years of effort by a bipartisan House and Senate coalition that included both supporters and opponents of the death penalty. It is the most significant step we have taken in many years to improve the quality of justice in this country and restore public confidence in the integrity of the American justice system.

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Patrick Leahy

Democratic · Vermont

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Discussing funding for programs established by the Justice For All Act of 2004.

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Patrick Leahy: “I am pleased to note that we included funding in the appropriations package for landmark programs created by the Justice…”

Editor's note · Context