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Prosecutors warn Indiana staffing shortages negatively impact public safety
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The recent dismissal of a murder case in Howard County is putting a spotlight on a major crisis in Indiana — a shortage in prosecutors to help file and try criminal cases. County prosecutors warn the staffing crisis puts public safety in jeopardy.
According to the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council (IPAC) the state needs 40% more deputy prosecutors than it has.
That shortage was cited as one of the reasons the Howard County prosecutor moved to dismiss the murder case against Kevin Maddox. Maddox is the lead suspect in the killing of Chad Rouse. The 20-year-old was shot in the back in November 2006.
Athena Rouse waited years first for an arrest and then for charges to be filed. She was disappointed when the case was dismissed, if even temporarily.
"It's not fair,” she said. “We've waited all these years."
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/investigations/13-investigates/howard-county-kokomo-prosecutor-shortage-staffing-trials-hancock-county-brent-eaton/531-62e7f78e-a28e-450d-a1df-bac1646f355a