"Biden gives victims of crime a boost"

From Courthouse News Service, via NACDL's news-of-interest:

The revised act signed Thursday piles new funding into victim compensation programs for all 50 states. That means victims who find themselves struggling to pay for critical services in the wake of their trauma can receive financial assistance for things like counseling services. The fund can also go toward replenishing wage earnings that victims might have lost as a result of the crimes committed against them.