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Portsmouth City Council votes to accept funding for jail diversion case manager

The money will pay the salary and benefits for the case manager for one year. ....

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Virginia public defenders are asking for raises to keep salaries on par with prosecutors. It's brought mixed results in Hampton Roads. – Daily Press

For decades, localities have pumped money into prosecutors' offices, allowing commonwealth’s attorneys to get higher salaries, more attorneys and paralegals. But officials haven’t done the same for public defenders, leading to widening pay gaps between the two sides of the courtroom. ....

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