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Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Ind. Courts - Marion County's public defender imposes hiring freeze
Kevin Corcoran of the Indianapolis Star has a story today that begins:
The county's chief public defender has imposed an indefinite hiring freeze that could make it tough to get three new Marion County courts started in January to ease jail crowding.David E. Cook put the freeze in effect late Friday without warning, even though he's been given millions in additional money to hire more attorneys. Cook says he needs more office space to relieve crowding in his own office.
The new courts, which would give the county up to 36 circuit and superior courts, would oversee drug and gun cases, major felonies such as rape and robbery, and lesser felony cases.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 5, 2006 06:59 AM
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