But it also includes funding the Department of Justice, which includes the FBI, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, we have a federal prison up in Canaan in Wayne county that I've been very involved with helping them. But It also includes grants for local law enforcement, local police forces, police forces that are strapped for cash, and also District attorney's offices. It is a key function of the the U.S. department of justice that they provide funding for both of those agencies, police forces and district attorney's office, not only to investigate crime and catch bad guys, but also to prosecute them. (13:48–14:02)
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