Attorney Jeffrey S. Price, a Long Beach public safety commissioner, has been sworn in as a member of the California Council on Criminal Justice, which will help allocate federal stimulus funding statewide.
The board supervises the state planning agency that reviews and approves criminal justice and delinquency prevention programs statewide.
Federal stimulus funding is on the docket this year. The council will make recommendations as to how part of the $225 million million allocated to the state as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The council is composed of state Attorney General Jerry Brown, as well as the administrative director of the courts and 19 members appointed by Gov. Arnold Scwharzenegger.
Members receive no compensation.
"I am very honored," Price said in a statement. "I am looking forward to working with this distinguished group to improve our criminal justice programs in California."
Last year Price was named mentor of the year for the VIP Mentoring Program, a program designed to help parolees become self-reliant, self-supporting and crime-free. The program provides personal support to parolees as they re-enter and adjust to community life outside of prison.
Price represents the 7th City Council District on the Public Safety Advisory Commission. He lives in the district with his partner and son.
Price is a partner at Morrison, LaRossa and Price and practices workers' compensation Law, criminal defense and family law. He earned his bachelor's degree in history from Cal State Long Beach and his law degree from Whittier Law School.
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