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Prosecutor urges county to fund victim-witness coordinator after federal VOCA cuts; committee approves request
Faulkner County Budget and Finance Committee · November 11, 2025
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Summary
Faulkner County's prosecuting attorney told the Budget and Finance Committee federal VOCA cuts forced the office to seek county funding for one victim-witness coordinator next year; the committee approved the prosecutor's budget request and related victim-service fund.
Miss Cruz, the county prosecuting attorney, told the Faulkner County Budget and Finance Committee that recent federal VOCA cuts reduced funding for victim-witness coordinator positions and asked the county to fund one remaining coordinator for 2026.
"We have suffered now 4 victim witness…
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