Saturday, July 16, 2011

Private Investigator News: Funding for victim notification system ends

"A system that keeps victims informed about inmates in the Socorro County Detention Center has run out of federal funding, and county commissioners will soon have to decide whether or not to pay to keep it running.

Victim Information and Notification Everyday was established to help victims of crimes to keep track of the status of inmates, and went online in Socorro County last March. However, the system was set up using a federal grant, which has since run out, and the state has decided not to pay for the system.

'If we could just pay our fair share into the software, we could continue the program for another 10 months,' County Manager Delilah Walsh said at the July 12 county commission meeting."

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