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Department of Corrections: Communities
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Steven T. McFarland has been director of theTask Force On Faith-Based And Community Initiatives in the U.S. Department of Justice since May 2005. The Task Force's mission is to eliminate any barriers preventing faith-based and community organizations from competing for Justice Department service contracts.
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Hits to the department’s home page increased dramatically between FY03 and FY04, more than doubling during this time period and reaching an unprecedented high of 1.5 million hits. Department officials surmise that this dramatic increase resulted from community interest in a highly-publicized crime. The number of hits declined in FY05, but still reached nearly a million in both FY05 and FY06. This figure is expected to increase gradually over time, barring another incident that might garner a high degree of public interest.
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Georgia leads the nation with one in every fifteen adult Georgians under some form of correctional oversight. The “Choose Freedom” inter-agency media campaign is designed to educate the youth of “at risk” communities that all actions have consequences.
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