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Monroe County prosecutor candidates clash on priorities, adult protective services and cannabis prosecutions
Summary
At a League of Women Voters forum, incumbent Erica Olant defended focusing resources on repeat and violent offenders and promised a public data dashboard; challenger Benjamin T. Arrington emphasized prioritizing violent crime but said he would decline prosecuting simple marijuana possession and join a national non‑prosecution pledge.
Two Democrats competing in the Monroe County prosecuting attorney primary debated how to prioritize trials, protect victims and respond to recent state policy changes.
Erica Olant, the incumbent, told the forum she prioritizes trials for the most serious crimes — homicides and child‑molestation cases — and described a mix of trial work and diversion programs for less serious offenses. She flagged a recent state reorganization of adult protective services that moved the work from local prosecutor offices into regional contracts and said she is "gravely concerned" that contracted providers do not have in‑house attorneys and…
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