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Ware Stands for Civil Rights (Editorial)
Delegate Ware Appointed to Commission
Mr. Ware has been appointed by the Honorable William J. Howell, Speaker of the House, to serve on the Virginia State Crime Commission.
Onzlee Ware Receives Endorsement of Virginia AFL-CIO (click for details)
Minority Political Leadership Institute - Roanoke Regional Conference
Date: June 26, 2009
Location: The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center
The Minority Political Leadership Institute (MPLI) is a collaborative initiative of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus Foundation and the Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute at Virginia Commonwealth University. This year, MPLI is offering a one-day conference to promote leadership development for individuals in the Roanoke region who are interested in assuming leadership roles on issues relevant to minority and underserved communities.
Click here for more information about the conference.
Juneteenth Scholarship Awards
Del. Onzlee Ware presented two $2500 Juneteenth Freedom Day Foundation Scholarships to TAP Project Discovery students on May 7, 2009. Click here to learn more.
Joint Subcommittee on Regional Jails
Delegate Onzlee Ware has been appointed to the Joint Subcommittees on Regional Jail Construction and Operations and the Number of Non-violent Lower-risk Offenders Entering the Prison System by Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Delegate Lacey E. Putney.
Pursuant to the language from the budget bill the joint subcommittee shall be responsible for the following:
2009 Appropriation Act (Item 387):
G.2. The Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees shall appoint a joint subcommittee to consider steps which may be appropriate to reduce the growth in the numbers of nonviolent, lower risk offenders entering state correctional facilities. The consideration of such steps shall recognize the need to protect public safety; to enable the courts to sentence offenders to appropriate alternative punishment options; and to, provide the Department of Corrections, regional and local jails, and local community corrections and pretrial release programs with the appropriate programs and management tools to operate within the resources available. Consideration shall also be given to other issues as determined by the joint subcommittee. The Chairmen may include such representatives from the Senate and House Committees on Courts of Justice as they deem appropriate. The Secretary of Public Safety shall provide such assistance to the joint subcommittee as may be requested by the joint subcommittee.
2009 Appropriation Act (Item 388):
C. The Chairmen of House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees shall appoint a joint subcommittee to review the Commonwealth’s policies with respect to the oversight, approval and financing of local and regional jail capital projects and operational expenses, with a view towards developing appropriate and fiscally sound recommendations for defining and meeting the Commonwealth’s long-term obligations for local and regional jails and related programs. The Department of Corrections, Criminal Justice Services, General Services, Planning and Budget, the Treasury, and the Compensation Board, shall provide such assistance as may be requested by the joint subcommittee for this review.