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Prosecuting Attorneys Association urges more resources, highlights staffing and forensic delays
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Chris Becker, Kent County Prosecutor, briefed the House Judiciary Committee for the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan on staffing shortages, case-management technology, funding disparities and forensic-center delays.
Chris Becker, Kent County Prosecutor, presented on behalf of the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan (PAM) and described several challenges prosecutors face across Michigan, including staffing shortages, disparities in indigent defense funding, case management modernization and delays at the state's forensic center.
Becker said the association is voluntary and aims to provide training, legislative review and some consistency across counties that range from small offices to large urban prosecutors' offices. He told the committee that some small counties — he cited Ontonagon — are struggling to recruit a prosecutor. "That's a big issue," he said, noting difficulties…
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