U.S. Commission on Civil Rights’ Indiana Advisory Committee Recommends Restoration of CRS’s Full Funding to Combat Hate Crimes

Written By Julius Nam

Today, the Indiana Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights called for Congress to “fully fund” CRS and for the Department of Justice to “restore funds appropriated” to CRS.

These recommendations were part of the Committee’s report entitled, Rethinking Hate Crime Policy in Indiana, examining the state’s recent efforts to address hate crimes.

Recognizing that CRS’s “mission is to mediate and educate the communities to address conflicts,” the Committee reported that CRS’s programming “was used as an educational tool to provide special programs to communities” in Indiana, including “strengthening police and community partnerships; dialogue on race; bias incident and hate crimes forums; protecting places of [worship] forums; school spirit; and campus spirit programs.”

To assist the Committee’s review of Indiana’s hate crime policy, Justin Lock, then-acting director of CRS, testified to the Committee on June 20, 2024.

For more information on the Committee’s report, visit the Committee’s announcement.

Julius Nam
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