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Tooele victim advocate reports multi-year state funding and recent cases, including a domestic-violence homicide
Summary
Belin Matson, Tooele victim advocate, told the council state funding will now be awarded for two-year cycles; she summarized recent cases including a domestic-violence homicide (sentence 22 years to life) and two child-abuse convictions (sentences of 10 years to life).
Belin Matson, Tooele City’s victim advocate, updated the council Wednesday on the city’s state-funded court victim-advocate program and recent casework, and she told council members that state funding will move from annual to two-year grant cycles starting this July.
Why it matters: Matson said the change reduces administrative burden because she will not need to reapply for the same grant every year; the two-year award allows the city to plan staffing and services for victims over a…
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