FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	AG

TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1998	(202) 616-2765

				TDD (202) 514-1888




ON HEELS OF STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS,


RENO, HOLDER TO PROMOTE JUVENILE JUSTICE LEGISLATION





	On the heels of President Clinton's State of the Union
address, Attorney General Janet Reno will join Senator Joseph R.
Biden, Jr. in Delaware tomorrow to highlight an after-school
initiative.  Juvenile crime peaks in the hours after school, and
the Attorney General will discuss the importance of initiatives
that keep children focused after school and link them to adult role
models.

	On Thursday, Deputy Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. will
speak at a Georgia school for at-risk students.  This "alternative"
school helps prevent delinquency and violence through specialized
services, individual instruction and transitions to other
initiatives.  Parental participation is a major component of the
school's success.

	The Administration's proposed juvenile justice legislation
calls for a crack down on gangs, guns and drugs, focusing on the
transfer of guns and drugs to children.  One of Attorney General
Reno's priorities is for Congress to dedicate substantial funding
exclusively for delinquency prevention programs.  President Clinton
has proposed quadrupuling the Education Department budget for
after-school programs.  Attached is an outline of his after-school
care initiative.




Reno event

WHEN:	Wednesday, January 28, 1998

		9:30 am

WHERE:	Gauger-Cobbs Middle School

		Newark, Delaware




Holder event

WHEN:	Thursday, January 29, 1998

		11:30 am

WHERE:	Dublin Laurens Alternative School

		Rentz, Georgia (outside Macon)




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