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District attorney urges against steep cuts, points to NoDICE and diversion gains
Summary
The district attorney described recent public-safety gains driven by place-based initiatives and prosecution units and urged the council not to enact proposed deep cuts (office called a 30% reduction "devastating"). He said cuts would reduce prosecutors and victim services and risk trial outcomes and public-safety progress.
The Orleans Parish District Attorney presented outcomes and a warning: the office said it has partnered with the police department and community groups on place-based programs (NoDICE) and specialty prosecution units that yielded measurable crime reductions in targeted neighborhoods. "Public safety is a foundation of the city's overall…
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