GRAND RAPIDS, MI-- Two Upper Peninsula tribes are getting more than $1.7 million from the federal Department of Justice to combat violence against women and improve public safety.
The Bay Mills Indian Community will receive nearly $581,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Corrections and Correctional Alternatives program and more than $411,000 from the Violence Against Women Tribal Governments Program.
The Hannahville Indian Community is getting nearly $89,000 from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services for Public Safety and Community Policing and $676,000 from the Violence Against Women Tribal Governments Program.
Chairman of the Bay Mills Indian Community Executive Council, Bryan Newland, says, “We are grateful for the support from our Trustee to help us in our work to create a justice system that protects women and children in our community, and that is focused on making our community a healthier place – rather than cycling repeat offenders in and out of jail.”
