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哥伦布、匹兹堡及各地消息
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Governor DeWine Announces $10.2 Million in
Ohio Court Backlog Reduction Program Awards
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(COLUMBUS,
Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that 51 local courts
will receive a total of $10.2 million in grant funding to help
reduce accumulated backlogs of pending court proceedings.
Governor DeWine is awarding the funding as part of the Ohio Court
Backlog Reduction Program, which launched earlier this year to help
local courts reduce the time-to-disposition of pending cases, remove
barriers to the timely resolution of cases, and apply creative
solutions to improve case flow.
"I'm grateful for all the hard-working people in our courthouses
who work every day to uphold the right to a fair trial," said
Governor DeWine. "The funding we are awarding today will support
this work and ensure that justice is served in a timely manner."
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Projects that received funding include pre-trial programs, kiosk
check-in systems, technology to simplify bench warrant processing,
and updates to case management systems that will increase the
efficiency of court case processing. Grants were also awarded to
help courts maintain adequate staffing levels.
Municipal and county courts, courts of common pleas, and appellate
courts were eligible to apply for grants for one- or two-year
projects. The Office of Criminal Justice Services, which is a
division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, worked in
partnership with the Supreme Court of Ohio to develop the grant
criteria and select award recipients.
“The COVID-19 pandemic impacted courts in various ways,” said
Supreme Court of Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor. “Some courts
experienced staffing challenges while others are using technology to
permanently increase efficiency of courts and save time and money
for litigants.”
MORE: Full List of Ohio Court Backlog Reduction Program Grants
The Ohio Court Backlog Reduction Program is funded as part of the
$250 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding that
Governor DeWine and the Ohio General Assembly dedicated to first
responders last year to help counter various pressing issues
exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, including increases in violent
crime and decreases in staffing levels in criminal justice fields.
Other assistance for criminal justice partners developed by the
DeWine-Husted Administration includes the creation of the Ohio
Narcotics Intelligence Center, Ohio School Safety Center, Ohio
Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment, Ohio Office of First
Responder Wellness, Ohio Prisoner Extradition Reimbursement Program,
Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program, Ohio Body-Worn Camera
Grant Program, Ohio Ballistics Testing Initiative, Ohio Crime Lab
Efficiency Program, Ohio First Responder Recruitment, Retention, and
Resilience Program, Community Violence Prevention Grant Program, and
the new eWarrant database. |
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