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***MEDIA ADVISORY***

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of West Virginia
U.S. Attorney's Office and crime victim advocates join to commemorate National Crime Victims' Rights Week

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia, along with federal, state and local advocates of crime victims’ rights, will host an opening ceremony in recognition of National Crime Victims' Rights Week on Monday, April 11, 2016, at noon in the Robert C. Byrd United States Courthouse in Charleston.

The ceremony will feature officials working in the criminal justice system, agencies and organizations providing services to crime victims, and crime victims themselves who can speak firsthand to their experience. As part of the event, there will be a presentation of the 2016 Excellence in Victim Advocacy and Justice Award to Huntington Police Chief Joe Ciccarelli.

This ceremony marks the 16th Annual Operation Reach Out event. Operation Reach Out is a collaborative group of federal, state and local agencies and organizations that work to raise awareness about the rights, protections, and services available to crime victims in West Virginia. This event is being held in conjunction with the nationwide observance of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, which begins on April 10 and runs through April 16, 2016. The theme of National Crime Victims' Rights Week this year is "Serving Victims. Building Trust. Restoring Hope."

WHO:            

  • Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto
  • Kandi Burns, Crime Victim Survivor
  • Elaine and Stephanie Wagner, Crime Victim Survivors
  • Huntington Police Chief Joe Ciccarelli, Recipient of the 2016 Excellence in Victim Advocacy and Justice Award
  • Operation Reach Out committee members
  • Other federal, state and local officials
  • Staff representing the United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of West Virginia

WHAT:

  • Operation Reach Out Opening Ceremony for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

WHERE:      

  • Robert C. Byrd United States Courthouse – Fifth Floor
  • 300 Virginia Street, East
  • Charleston, WV  25301

WHEN:         

  • Monday, April 11, 2016, at noon. The ceremony will immediately follow a reception and lunch beginning at noon. 

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Updated April 8, 2016
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USAO - West Virginia, Southern