- Now for Wisconsin Look
and news from the Dane County courthouse.
That's where Dane County D.A.
Ismael Ozanne held a press conference this week about
staffing levels in his office, calling his lack of prosecutors
a public safety crisis.
Ozanne says and reporting shows that in Dane County and around
the state, staffing levels have been stagnant since 1985.
As populations increase, D.A.
offices become inundated with cases.
A bill is currently working through the state Assembly
that would grant counties more prosecutor positions.
Ozanne says he has asked over the past three budget cycles
for 11 to 12 assistant D.A.
positions.
Under the bill Dane County would receive none,
while other counties would receive at most two extra
positions.