Office of Justice Programs Weekly News Brief

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Office of Justice Programs:

OJP's Passes FY2011 Financial Statement Audit – For the fifth straight year, the Office of Justice Program's (OJP) yearend audit resulted in an unqualified "clean" opinion on the FY 2011 financial statements.  An unqualified opinion means that the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and the results of OJP's operations in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Auditors identified no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal controls, as well as no instances of non-compliance of laws and regulations.  Although resources have been limited, staff has work efficiently and effectively to produce accurate financial reporting.  OJP provides financial stewardship as well as programmatic monitoring and oversight for nearly 14,000 active grants totaling almost $10 billion, performing these critical management functions at a miniscule cost of less than 2 cents for every dollar in OJP's active grant portfolio.

BJS Releases Capital Punishment, 2010 Statistical Tables –The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released Tuesday, December 20, Capital Punishment, 2010 – Statistical Tables, presenting characteristics of persons under sentence of death on December 31, 2010, and persons executed in 2010. Preliminary data on executions by states during 2011 are included. Tables present state-by-state information on the movement of prisoners into and out of death sentence status during 2010, status of capital statutes, and methods of execution. http://www.bjs.gov/.

SOURCE Office of Justice Programs