Regnery/Speirs Era: Coretta Scott King Lobbies for OJJDP Funds
OJJDP has always received unsolicited requests from service providers for funding to launch new programs, but few came from people as prominent as Mrs. King. That prominence, however, didn’t swing open the doors. Mrs. King appears to have gotten a polite stiff-arm from OJJDP, although Administrator Verne Speirs eventually offered to have his people talk with [...] [...more]
