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Legislature Extends County’s Counsel-at-First-Appearance Grant Through 2025
Summary
The committee approved an extension of a three-year $750,000 grant for counsel-at-first-appearance services, allowing the county to use roughly $250,000 remaining through Dec. 31, 2025; specific uses will return to the legislature for approval.
Albany County legislators voted unanimously to extend a state-funded counsel-at-first-appearance grant through Dec. 31, 2025, allowing the county to access remaining funds from the multi-year award.
Judge Harrick told the committee the grant originally would have expired Dec. 31, 2024, and that the legislature already has ILS approval to…
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