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FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2015 file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder speaks to law enforcement officers and guests in the Old Executive Office Building on the White House Complex in Washington. The share of federal drug offenders who received harsh mandatory minimum sentences has plunged in the past year, according to figures obtained by The Associated Press that Holder plans to cite Tuesday in arguing for the success of his criminal justice policies. Experts credit Holder for helping raise sentencing policy as a public issue, but they also say it's hard to gauge how much of the impact is directly attributable to his actions. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

The Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Federal officials are planning to announce Birmingham as one of six pilot sites for a national initiative on restoring relationships between law enforcement and citizens.

The United States Attorney's office for the Northern District of Alabama says Attorney General Eric Holder will announce the sites on Thursday for the department's National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice. Holder is also expected to hold a discussion with students and police officers before announcing the sites for the pilot program at 2 p.m.

The initiative was announced in April and is a partnership between federal officials and criminal justice experts focused on providing training, policy and research to address distrust between citizens and law enforcement.

The initiative comes after several high profile fatal police-involved shootings involving unarmed blacks and Latino men.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Federal officials are planning to announce Birmingham as one of six pilot sites for a national initiative on restoring relationships between law enforcement and citizens.

The United States Attorney's office for the Northern District of Alabama says Attorney General Eric Holder will announce the sites on Thursday for the department's National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice. Holder is also expected to hold a discussion with students and police officers before announcing the sites for the pilot program at 2 p.m.

The initiative was announced in April and is a partnership between federal officials and criminal justice experts focused on providing training, policy and research to address distrust between citizens and law enforcement.

The initiative comes after several high profile fatal police-involved shootings involving unarmed blacks and Latino men.

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Birmingham picked as pilot site for police initiative