Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2024, $245,000)
Pennsylvania will use AWA funding to continue the recommended improvements envisioned by the PA SORNA working group responsible for assuring Megan’s Law registration and verification efforts remain on track, and that enhancements/future improvements are formulated and implemented. Funding will also support: 1) law enforcement training for PA State Police, offender compliance checks and absconder investigations, which promote offender accountability and community safety; 2) case reviews as mandated by Act 10 of 2018 and associated with the pending Commonwealth v. Torsilieri case and other related cases; and 3) continued resources for victim notification and education provided by the PA Office of Victim Advocate, which provides specialized criminal justice system services to victims who have been traumatized by the most serious sexual offenders.