Solicitor briefs Jasper County Council on docket‑management program that cut backlog
Jasper County's solicitor described a three‑tier docket management system and told council that pending criminal cases in the county dropped from about 1,006 in Nov. 2023 to 414 after the program and added prosecutors; he asked council to continue support for staffing.
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Solicitor Stone told Jasper County Council the office has implemented a three‑tier docket‑management approach after a South Carolina Supreme Court order aimed at reducing COVID-era backlogs. He said the system organizes prosecutors into triage, preparation and courtroom teams and that staffing increases and procedural changes have produced measurable reductions in pending cases.
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