Attorney General, Simon Corbell, has directed $85,000 in proceeds from criminal activity to fund a number of programs to target reoffending criminals, drug-related harm, and provide education programs for groups including prisoners' kids and vulnerable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the ACT.

Mr Corbell said the funds would be shared between the Aboriginal Justice Centre, Shine for Kids, Relationships Australia and the Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Association ACT for projects to rehabilitate reoffending criminals including:

-$45,000 for Relationships Australia to develop a pilot program for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are serious repeat offenders in detention to get their lives back on track with targeted individual and family counselling by Aboriginal counsellors.

- $20,000 for the non-government organisation Shine for Kids to conduct prison invists at the Alexander Maconochie Centre to deliver a program to improve the literacy and numeracy skills of detainees to help their kids with homework.

- $10,000 for the Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Association ACT (ATODA) to strengthen evidence based responses to alcohol and other drug related harmsincluding focus groups to improve services and;

-$10,000 for the Aboriginal Justice Centre in consultation with the Youth Crime Prevention Engagement Project to assist 10 young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a criminal history to go through a six week program of activities access to employment, education, health and housing support services, legal support and access to cultural and recreational programs.                                    

"Offenders who commit serious crimes, and continue to reoffend, present one of the biggest challenges for both governments and communities," Mr Corbell said.

"To be able to reinvest proceeds of criminal activity into programs such as this is a fitting use of these funds, and one which can make a positive difference in our community.

"The ACT Labor Government is committed to tackling the over-representation of our indigenous community in the justice system and it is encouraging to give these projects a boost with this money."

The Confiscated Assets Trust Fund is established by the Confiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003 and is aimed at capturing the proceeds of criminal activity.