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Prosecutor asks for more deputy prosecutors and seeks county support for victim services staff
Summary
The prosecutor's office told the budget committee it lacks staff for existing felony and domestic dockets and requested additional deputy prosecutor positions and county support to preserve a victim-assistance assistant director post previously grant-funded.
The Vigo County prosecutor told the budget committee the office needs additional prosecutors and stable funding for victim-services staff to keep up with expanding caseloads and the transfer of misdemeanor filings from city to county courts.
The office requested immediate authorization for additional deputy prosecutors for two specific courtroom needs: an extra prosecutor for Division 4 (a court with a high domestic caseload and roughly 600—700 cases…
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