Biden DOJ ‘public safety’ push shells out $57M for ‘racial equity,’ criminal 'justice system reforms’

The Biden administration’s Department of Justice is shelling out $57 million to support "racial equity" and "criminal justice reform." 

Wednesday’s announcement said the multi-million-dollar reward will "support criminal justice reform and advance racial equity in the criminal justice system" through grants aimed at advancing the DOJ’s "goal to promote fairness in the nation’s courts and corrections systems and align criminal justice practices with the latest science." 

"Equal justice is not a self-executing proposition — it takes work to make it real — and it will take a collective commitment from all of us at the federal, state and local levels to bring that ideal to life," Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta said in a statement. "These investments make good on a pledge by the Justice Department to promote public safety and realize the promise of a just society that recognizes the dignity and humanity of everyone."