Press Releases
2024
10/4/2024
Justice Department to Award More Than $84M in Grants to American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes
9/16/2024
Justice Department Expands Tribal Access Program to Improve the Exchange of Critical Data with Federally Recognized Tribes
6/21/2024
Justice Department Opens Application Period for Program to Enhance Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases
2023
10/23/2023
Justice Department to Award More Than $96.7 Million in Grants to American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
9/21/2023
Justice Department Tribal Access Program Will Continue to Improve the Exchange of Critical Data
6/29/2023
Justice Department Opens Application Period for Program to Enhance Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases
1/26/2023
President Biden Taps New York State Judge to Lead Justice Department’s SMART Office
2022
11/14/2022
Justice Department Awards $20 Million to Help Register and Track Sex Offenders, Protect Young Athletes and Prevent Sexual Violence
09/27/2022
Sixteen Tribes Selected for Participation in Program Enhancing Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases
09/21/2022
Justice Department Announces More Than $246 Million in Grants for Tribal Nations
2021
12/23/2021
Justice Department Awards More Than $40 Million to Improve Services for Crime Victims
12/09/2021
Justice Department Awards $20 Million to Help Register and Track Sex Offenders and Protect Young Athletes
09/16/2021
Twelve Tribes Selected for Participation in Program Enhancing Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases
07/27/21
Adam Walsh Act 15th Anniversary Commemorated by U.S. Marshals Service, SMART Office
2020
10/07/2020
Justice Department Awards Nearly $20 Million to Help Jurisdictions Track Sex Offenders and Protect Young Athletes
10/06/20
Justice Department Awards $144 Million to Improve Services for Crime Victims
08/17/20
Department of Justice Publishes Proposed Regulations Articulating the Registration Requirements for Sex Offenders under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
08/13/20
Department of Justice Awards over $1 Million in Forensic Grants to Aid Wyoming Investigators
2019
12/16/19
Thirty Tribes Selected for Expansion of Program Enhancing Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases
12/04/19
Justice Department Announces More than $376 Million in Awards to Promote Public Safety
11/15/19
Justice Department Allocates $19.7 Million to Help Jurisdictions Register, Track Sex Offenders and Protect Young Athletes
08/29/19
Department of Justice Announces Fifth Expansion of Program to Enhance Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases
07/17/19
Justice Department Leadership Highlights Best Practices For Handling Sexual Assault Cases At Sex Offender Management, Accountability Symposium
07/11/19
Department of Justice Enables Direct Tribal Access to FBI National Sex Offender Registry
2018
10/22/18
Department of Justice and Department of Interior Team Up for Major Expansion of Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases
10/09/18
Justice Department Awards $13 Million to Help Jurisdictions Register and Track Sex Offenders
08/02/18
Department of Justice Announces Expansion of Program to Enhance Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases
2017
10/03/17
Department of Justice Announces Tribes Selected for Expansion of Program to Enhance Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases
09/28/17
Office of Justice Programs Awards More Than $15 Million to Improve Sex Offender Registration, Increase Public Safety
09/06/17
Two states, 21 tribes implement Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA)
2016
12/20/16
Department of Justice Announces Expansion of Program to Enhance Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases
10/24/16
Department of Justice Announces Expansion of Program to Enhance Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases
09/29/16
Justice Department Announces Almost $18 Million in Awards to Support Sex Offender Registration, Assessment, Intervention
08/02/16
Pascua Yaqui Tribe Announces Deployment of Tribal Access Program to Improve Exchange of National Crime Information
07/26/16
SMART Office Holds National Symposium on Sex Offender Management and Accountability
04/19/16
Department of Justice Releases the 2016 National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction
2015
11/05/15
Department of Justice Announces 10 Tribes to Participate in Initial Phase of Tribal Access Program to Improve Exchange of National Crime Information
09/24/15
Justice Department Announces $17 Million in Awards to Support Sex Offender Registration, Assessment, Intervention
2014
09/29/14
Justice Department Announces $17.6 Million in Awards to Support Sex Offender Registration, Intervention and Treatment
2013
10/08/13
Jurisdictions Substantially Implement Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
09/16/13
Justice Department Announces $15.5 Million in Awards to Support Sex Offender Registration, Assessment, Intervention
08/16/13
Tribes Continue to Establish Sex Offender Registration and Notification Systems to Protect Communities
2012
09/27/12
Pennsylvania, U.S. Virgin Islands Latest of 55 Jurisdictions to Substantially Implement Provisions of the Adam Walsh Act
2011
07/28/11
Justice Department Finds 24 Jurisdictions Have Substantially Implemented SORNA Requirements
05/12/11
Justice Department Announces Four More Jurisdictions Implement Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
01/20/11
Justice Department Announces Seventh Jurisdiction to Implement Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
01/11/11
Department of Justice Works with Jurisdictions to Comply with Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
2010
09/22/10
Justice Department Announces $13.1 Million in Awards, Supports Adam Walsh Act, Sex Offender Management
09/10/10
Justice Department Announces Sixth Jurisdiction to Implement Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
05/18/10
Justice Department Announces Fifth Jurisdiction to Implement Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
05/06/10
Justice Department Announces Fourth Jurisdiction to Implement Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
2009
09/23/09
Justice Department Announces First Two Jurisdictions to Implement Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
04/17/09
New Justice Department Resources Help Tribes Register and Track Sex Offenders
2008
12/03/08
Department of Justice Announces Improvements and Name Change for Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Web Site
10/02/08
Smart Office Announces Nearly $4.3 Million in Grants to Enhance Sex Offender Registry and Notification Programs
07/28/08
Media Advisory: SMART Office Hosts 2nd Annual Training Conference on Sex Offender Management and Accountability
07/01/08
Department of Justice Announces Final National Guidelines for Sex Offender Registration and Notification
04/28/08
Department of Justice Announces $11.8 Million to Help States and Tribal Governments Comply with Adam Walsh Act
Prepared Remarks for Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the National Symposium on Sex Offender Management and Accountability
2007
05/17/07
Department of Justice Announces Proposed National Guidelines for Sex Offender Registration and Notification, and $25 Million in Grants
2006
10/05/06
Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Web Site Memorializes Sex Offender Victim
07/03/06
All 50 States Linked To Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Registry Web Site
