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Council approves courthouse victim-assistance suite renovation; families, advocates describe need
Summary
Porter County Council approved funds to renovate former offices at the courthouse into victim-assistance spaces including comfort rooms and child-friendly areas for victims of assault and homicide.
Porter County Council approved an additional facilities appropriation on Monday to renovate a suite of offices in the county courthouse for the prosecutor’s victim-assistance program.
Anna Torres, who identified herself as with the prosecutor’s victim-assistance program, told the council the plan would convert five existing offices into a suite with private “comfort rooms” and child-appropriate spaces for victims and families going through criminal processes. “We’re…
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