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State Administering Agencies

West Virginia SAA

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Agency Head

Joseph Thornton
Director, Division of Administrative Services, Justice and Community Services (JCS) Section
West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services
1124 Smith Street, Suite 3100
Charleston, WV 25301
304-558-8814 (telephone), Ext 53335
304-558-0391 (FAX)
[email protected]
https://djcs.wv.gov

Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Contact

Tanisha C. Travis
Senior Justice Programs Specialist / Juvenile Justice Specialist
West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services
1124 Smith Street, Suite 3100
Charleston, WV 25301
304-558-8814 (telephone)
304-558-0391 (FAX)
[email protected]

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Contact

Tanisha C. Travis
Senior Justice Programs Specialist / Juvenile Justice Specialist
West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services
1124 Smith Street, Suite 3100
Charleston, WV 25301
304-558-8814 (telephone)
304-558-0391 (FAX)
[email protected]

Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program

Tanisha C. Travis
Senior Justice Programs Specialist / Juvenile Justice Specialist
West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services
1124 Smith Street, Suite 3100
Charleston, WV 25301
304-558-8814 (telephone)
304-558-0391 (FAX)
[email protected]

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

OJJDP State Program Manager

Keith Towery
State Program Manager
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
202-307-0648 (telephone)
[email protected]

Juvenile Justice Specialist

Tanisha C. Travis, M.S.
Senior Justice Programs Specialist / Juvenile Justice Specialist
1124 Smith Street, Suite 3100
Charleston, WV 25301
304-558-8814 (telephone)
304-558-0391 (FAX)
[email protected]

State Planning Agency

Joseph C. Thornton
Director
West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services
1124 Smith Street, Suite 3100
Charleston, WV 25301-1323
304-558-8814, ext. 53335 (telephone)
304-558-0391 (FAX)
[email protected]
https://djcs.wv.gov

State Advisory Group (SAG)

Bob Musick
Chairman
256 Normandy Street
Star City, WV 26205
304-296-1731 (telephone)
[email protected]

Compliance Monitor

John Stigall
Juvenile Justice Compliance Monitor
1124 Smith Street Suite 3100
Charleston, WV 25301
304-558-8814 (telephone)
304-558-0391 (FAX)
[email protected]

RED Coordinator

Currently Vacant

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

OVC Victim Assistance for West Virginia

304-558-8814 ext. 53312 (telephone)
304-558-0391 (FAX)
http://www.vwapwv.com/

OVC Victim Compensation for West Virginia

304-347-4850 (telephone)
304-347-4915 (FAX)
http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Joint/victims.cfm

Date Created: January 2, 2020