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Marion County coroner outlines data modernization, social-worker supports and budget pressure for 2026
Summary
Coroner Alfie McGinty told the council the office has modernized case management, uses opioid settlement funds for family advocates and faces a projected 3% county-general reduction for 2026 while autopsy and forensic-pathologist costs remain uncertain.
Alfie McGinty, Marion County Coroner, told the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee on Aug. 13, 2025, that the office has advanced a data modernization program, added social workers and family advocates funded in part by opioid-settlement dollars, and is preparing for budgetary pressure in 2026.
"We have now become 1 of the leading agencies among corners and medical examiners to do this type of work," McGinty said, referring to a recent case-management modernization carried out in partnership with county information services. He said the upgrades have shortened turnaround time for death certificates and improved data-sharing with state…
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