To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Amy Padden, District Attorney, 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office
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Amy Padden, District Attorney, 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office
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Amy Padden, District Attorney, 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office
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1:30 PM *Grant Opportunity: FY25 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program from Bureau of Justice Assistance
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Purpose and Request: The purpose of this request is for the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to consider approving and authorizing the District Attorney's Office to apply on behalf of Arapahoe County through electronic submission of a grant application to the DOJ BJA FY25 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program, which provides up to $600,000 over a 36-month period with no local match requirement to support review of post-conviction claims of innocence and strengthen system integrity.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: Good Governance - Deliver mandated and essential services with excellence.
Background and Discussion: The District Attorney's Office would like to submit a grant application to the DOJ BJA FY25 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program, which provides up to a $600,000 over a 36-month period with no local match requirement to support review of post-conviction claims of innocence and strengthen system integrity. The District Attorney's Office would apply on behalf of Arapahoe County because Arapahoe County is the entity eligible for this grant opportunity.
The proposed project will establish a formal post-conviction actual innocence review process within the DA Office to receive, assess, and investigate claims of wrongful conviction. Activities will include development of intake and review procedures, reinvestigation of eligible cases through case file review and witness follow-up, use of advanced DNA testing an...
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