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District attorney cites Odyssey disruption, opioid resources and retail crime tasking in 2026 budget briefing
Summary
District Attorney Steven Howe told commissioners the office faces efficiency losses from Odyssey, continues juvenile diversion work funded partly by opioid settlement dollars and VOCA grants, and is coordinating with law enforcement on retail-theft initiatives and fentanyl prosecutions.
Johnson County District Attorney Steven Howe told the Board of County Commissioners that his office has lost key automation after the statewide switch to the Odyssey case-management system, that juvenile diversion and victim services depend on VOCA and opioid-settlement funds, and that retail theft and fentanyl remain enforcement priorities.
Howe said Odyssey reduced the office's prior auto-population of forms and case data, creating manual-transfer work the office is…
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