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Cochise County attorney seeks small county subsidy as VOCA grant faces possible cut
Summary
County Attorney Lori Zuko asked the Board of Supervisors for roughly $10,000 to cover a potential shortfall in VOCA (Victims of Crime Act) funding for victim‑advocate services after staff said the state pass‑through could be drastically reduced for the coming federal fiscal year.
Cochise County Attorney Lori Zuko asked the Board of Supervisors on May 6 for a modest county subsidy to shore up the county’s victim‑witness program in case VOCA (Victims of Crime Act) federal awards are reduced.
Zuko, the county’s elected county attorney, said the county’s victim‑services staff provide notification, transportation, court accompaniment and help preparing victim impact statements under Arizona’s victims’ rights provisions, and that those duties cover both felony and misdemeanor cases. "This is a very…
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