Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle I— Comprehensive Acts › Chapter 121— VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter I— PRISONS › Part A— Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grants › § 12105
States must set aside no more than 15% of their yearly grant money under section 12106 for counties and local governments to build, change, or improve jails and other correctional places. When choosing how much to hold back, the State must take into account how its own policies under sections 12103 or 12104 increase costs for counties or local governments. Money given under sections 12103 or 12104 can pay to change adult facilities so juveniles are kept apart, train staff who supervise juveniles, and pay ombudsmen to watch how juveniles are treated (following guidance from the Assistant Attorney General). If a State tells the Attorney General that an urgent need exists to build or expand places for young offenders who are not adjudicated for a “part 1 violent crime,” the State may use these funds for juvenile correctional or pretrial detention facilities. States may also use funds to privatize facilities. “Part 1 violent crime” means the crimes listed in section 12101(3) or similar serious violent crimes approved by the Attorney General.
Full Legal Text
Navy — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Legislative History
Reference
Citation
34 U.S.C. § 12105
Title 34 — Navy
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60