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Board approves fiscal‑year 2026 public defender budget; office reports staffing challenges
5120967 · July 2, 2025
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The board approved the public defender’s FY26 budget; the public defender reported multiple attorney vacancies and ongoing recruitment efforts including outreach to law schools and interns.
Jones County commissioners on July 1 approved the public defender’s fiscal‑year 2026 budget after the office’s chief presented staffing needs and recruitment plans.
Miss Waller, who identified herself as responsible for four counties in the judicial circuit, said the FY26 budget is similar to the prior year and that the office is expanding line items…
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