Bill > SB2157

This bill adds 10 additional assistant district attorney general positions and 10 additional criminal investigator positions to be assigned to judicial districts containing a state correctional facility. The purpose of these additional positions is to conduct specialized criminal investigations and prosecutions related to offenses occurring in state correctional institutions, such as assaults, contraband, and other crimes. The bill grants the district attorneys general and their designated investigators full access to the premises, records, and evidence of the Department of Correction to aid in these investigations and prosecutions. The bill also clarifies that these new positions are the minimum authorized, and districts may employ additional assistant district attorneys or investigators as needed, regardless of funding source or specific enumeration in the law.