Haine introduces new leadership team in State’s Attorney’s Office

Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine has filled his ranks with a new leadership team in an effort to introduce a “modified leadership structure” in the office. Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine has filled his ranks with a new leadership team in an effort to introduce a “modified leadership structure” in the office. “The period of transition since I...

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Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe calls auditor’s statement ‘misleading’

O’Keefe says his office alerted auditor to uncollected data for youthful offenders; spending DA budget to update system. Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe calls auditor’s statement ‘misleading’ Ethan Genter | Cape Cod Times BOSTON — State auditor Suzanne Bump’s office sent out a warning to district attorneys across the state this week about an outdated case management system. Cape and...

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PRESS RELEASE: California Abolishes Regressive and Racially Discriminatory Juvenile Legal System Fees – Western Center on Law & Poverty

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SACRAMENTO— Today California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1290 (SB 1290), a bipartisan juvenile justice reform bill that outlaws the collection of administrative fees… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SACRAMENTO— Today California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1290 (SB 1290), a bipartisan juvenile justice reform bill that outlaws the collection of administrative fees…...

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PRESS RELEASE: California Abolishes Regressive and Racially Discriminatory Juvenile Legal System Fees – Western Center on Law

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SACRAMENTO— Today California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1290[1] (SB 1290), a bipartisan juvenile justice reform bill that outlaws the collection of administrative fees that disproportionately extract wealth from low-income, Black and Latinx families. Previously, local courts and probation departments across the state imposed fees on families for their child’s involvement in the juvenile...

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