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Cochise County attorney highlights expansion of drug diversion program and continued prosecution priorities
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County Attorney Laurie Zuko said the office is expanding alternative prosecution programs, including a drug diversion initiative funded by a state/federal grant and planned opioid-settlement funds to sustain it after the grant ends.
Cochise County Attorney Laurie Zuko described the county attorney's office priorities and an expanded alternative-prosecution program that diverts low-level, first-time drug offenders into treatment instead of filing criminal complaints.
Zuko, who was elected county attorney last year after a write-in primary, said about 75–80% of the office's workload is criminal prosecutions and about 20% is civil work. "The main directive of the county attorney, is to direct public prosecutions. So…
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