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District attorney says recent spike in homicides is straining office capacity; warns cuts risk case outcomes
Summary
The Deschutes County district attorney's office told commissioners at the Jan. 27 retreat that a surge in homicide investigations and other complex prosecutions is stretching the office's capacity and that staff reductions proposed under the FY26 limited-growth framework could create risks to case processing.
The Deschutes County district attorney's office told commissioners at the Jan. 27 retreat that a surge in homicide investigations and other complex prosecutions is stretching the office's capacity and that staff reductions proposed under the FY26 limited-growth framework could create risks to case processing.
Business manager Jessica Chandler opened the office's presentation and the office followed with a detailed description of caseload and staffing. The DA's office said, "In the last 2 months since late November, we've had in Deschutes County, we've had 4 murders," and that senior prosecutors have been at crime scenes and…
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