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Wake County Prosecutor’s Office Left Starving | Raleigh News
Wake County’s prosecutor’s office is poised to become North Carolina’s most understaffed — down to just 45 prosecutors despite needing 70 — as the new state budget ignores its dire needs while adding staff to other counties. Incoming DA Wiley Nickel warns victims will wait longer, criminals may go free, and prosecutors are being overburdened with new duties like handling mentally ill suspects. Democrats suspect this isn’t an accident — given Wake’s role as the state’s corruption investigation hub and its liberal leanings, some believe this is a deliberate political move to cripple the new…
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