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Commonwealth’s office warns of VOA/VOCA funding drop and growing body‑camera review burden
Summary
The Commonwealth's Attorney briefed council on a largely flat operating budget but flagged two risks: a decline in VOCA victim‑services funding that supports the office’s victim‑witness program and an increase in body‑worn camera footage prosecutors must review (estimated at about 46,000 hours), which strains staffing and case-preparation time.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Colin Staley briefed council that his proposed operating budget preserves current staff levels for the coming year but highlighted two program risks that may require future city support: a precipitous drop in VOCA funding that sustains the office’s victim‑witness program, and rapidly growing volumes of body‑worn camera footage prosecutors must review.
Staley said the…
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