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office of Justice Programs

Apr 16, 2014

Coconino County at odds with feds over drug case payments

Coconino County has offered to repay the U.S. Justice Department $700,000 it received for prosecuting drug trafficking cases after an audit found no proof of federal involvement in the cases.

Jamie Balson, a Maricopa County prosecutor, received the Justice Department’s Crimes Victims’ Rights Award for her work with domestic violence victims in Arizona. Balson was one of 10 advocates recognized for giving a greater voice to victims of violent crimes. (Cronkite News Service photo by Whitney Ogden)
Apr 10, 2014

DOJ honors AZ attorney for violence victims work

To Jamie Balson, it seemed like prosecutors treated domestic violence victims more like a “tool” toward winning a conviction than the people they were.

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