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A sign marks an entrance to the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, Jan. 23, 2023. The Justice Department proposed changes Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, to rules governing state-run programs that provide financial assistance to violent crime victims in order to address racial disparities and curb the number of subjective denials of compensation. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Justice Department proposes major changes to address disparities in state crime victim funds
By CLAUDIA LAUER AND MIKE CATALINI - Associated Press
Mon,02/05/24-3:07PM , 314 Reads
The Justice Department proposed changes Monday to rules governing state-run programs that provide financial assistance to violent crime victims in order to address racial disparities and curb the number of subjective denials of compensation.
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Bernice Ringo wipes her eyes, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 in Detroit, as she looks at the site where her son was fatally shot while sitting in his car in 2019. Natalian was fatally shot while sitting in his car in 2019. After being denied victim compensation and overwhelmed with grief, Ringo spoke to the Michigan Legislature about the trauma of being told her son had caused his murder. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Victims of violent crime drive legislative change to state programs, pushing against barriers to aid
By CLAUDIA LAUER AND MIKE CATALINI - The Associated Press
Tue,05/30/23-11:51PM , 206 Reads
Vanessa Martinez was finishing preparations for her daughter’s second birthday in September 2021 when her ex-boyfriend broke into her Mesa, Arizona, condo and shot her in the head as she frantically tried to shield their three young children.

Doctors had to remove a third of her skull, but Martinez survived.
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Debra Long walks near the tombstone of her son, Randy Long, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., April 19, 2023. An AP examination of data from 23 states shows that Black people are disproportionately denied aid from programs that reimburse victims of violent crime. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Every state offers victim compensation. For the Longs and other Black families, it often isn't fair
By CLAUDIA LAUER AND MIKE CATALINI - Associated Press
Tue,05/16/23-11:34PM , 447 Reads
The cold formality of the letter is seared in Debra Long’s memory.
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