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Solicitor Fifi Stone asks council to fund prosecution, victim services and diversion programs
Summary
Solicitor Fifi Stone told the council her office's FY27 request supports a career criminal unit, a county-based victim services center including pediatric forensic exams, and diversion programs. She provided conviction and service statistics to justify personnel and program funding.
Solicitor Fifi Stone presented her office's budget request to Beaufort County Council, linking the ask to three core operations: career criminal prosecution, a county-based victim services center with forensic pediatric exam capacity, and diversion courts and programs.
Stone said the career criminal prosecution unit — staffed by experienced prosecutors, investigators and analysts — focuses on a relatively small group of defendants who account for a large share of crime. She said the unit "has been responsible for 544 career criminals being…
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