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Judge tells council Department of Corrections grant cut requires $90,000 boost to legal services
Summary
Judge Brent told the Porter County Council that a 2024 cut to a Department of Corrections grant forced the county to cover additional costs for mandated competency and appeal-related public-defender work; the council approved a $90,000 transfer to legal services.
Judge Brent told the Porter County Council that recent changes in state grant funding have shifted legally mandated costs onto the county, and he asked the council to authorize an appropriation for legal services.
“The Department of Corrections cut the grant entirely,” Judge Brent said, describing earlier grant support that had covered costs for competency hearings and related assessments. “These costs are required by law and must be covered by…
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