Like many other state agencies, probation departments are feeling the squeeze of the state-wide budget cuts. Many are waiting for back payments from the state for the current fiscal year, and some feel that staff is already stretched thin as reflected by expanded caseloads and prioritizing only the most serious offenders. To read the full story from the Illinois Statehouse News, click here.
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