And we helped get a historic investment through the legislature and the governor, through a team negotiating, where we were able to actually be able to hire public defenders and prosecutors because there were so many vacancies across the state. In the most recent budget, we saw another 60 prosecutor positions added across Wisconsin. including double digits here in Milwaukee county, to help spread some of that workload around to make sure that our prosecutors have the time to actually invest in these cases to make responsible decisions. (33:04–33:10)
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