Arkansas needs $1 million dollars to fight meth crimes
July 6, 2008
June 27, 2008 - Washington– U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor today announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2009, containing $4.7 million in law enforcement priorities for Arkansas. The bill must now be approved by the Senate, which is scheduled for later this year.
“Arkansas has consistently ranked as one of the top 10 states in the U. S. with the highest number of meth-lab seizures. It is also one of the top seven states with the highest percentage of methamphetamine treatment admissions.” - Jim Clark, director of the Criminal Justice Institute in Little Rock.
“We all want Arkansas’s communities to be as safe as possible. This bill provides the necessary funding to help us reach that goal. The funds provide important resources to help local law enforcement officials protect our families, and I will continue to fight for these critical priorities.” - Senator Blanche Lincoln
“Local law enforcement programs are the backbone of a safe community. .Yet, too often their resources are stretched to the limit. These federal funds will help ensure they have the necessary resources to keep Arkansans safe from violent criminals, child predators and drug dealers.” The legislation is expected to be considered by the full Senate later this year. - Senator Mark Pryor
The legislation if approved by the Senate will include $1 million dollars that law enforcement can use to fight meth crimes in Arkansas.
$500,000 for the Arkansas State Police COPS Methamphetamine Drug Hot Spots Program
Arkansas continues to have a critical problem with the production, use, and distribution of methamphetamine.This funding will be used to certify and equip officers assigned to investigate, seize, dismantle, and direct the clean-up of clandestine methamphetamine labs.
$500,000 for the Criminal Justice Institute, Arkansas Methamphetamine Education and Training Project
This funding would support the Criminal Justice Institute’s efforts to continue providing methamphetamine-focused courses for the Arkansas law enforcement community and continue Arkansas’s drug-endangered children (DEC) initiative.
If you live in Arkansas, please write or call Senator Lincoln and Senator Prior to tell them that you support this bill.
Lincoln, Blanche L.- (D - AR) Class III 355 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4843 Web Form: lincoln.senate.gov/webform.html 
Pryor, Mark L.- (D - AR) Class II 255 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2353 Web Form: pryor.senate.gov/contact/
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