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Additional $2 Million Funding for Baltimore Victim and Witness Services

Original title: Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Office of the State’s Attorney – $2,000,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $2,000,000 to the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City – Service 786 (Victim and Witness Services), to provide funding for personnel, travel, relocation assistance, and other items to help support the State’s Attorney’s Victim and Witness Services Program; and providing for a special effective date.

June 16, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office will receive $2,000,000 in additional state funding to support operations and assistance programs for victims and witnesses involved in legal proceedings.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City

The office receives $2,000,000 in additional funding for its Victim and Witness Services program.

Victims and witnesses in Baltimore City

The funding is designated to support services provided to these individuals through the State's Attorney's office.

What changed

Last recorded activity June 16, 2026.

What's next

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Summary

This ordinance authorizes a $2 million supplemental budget appropriation for the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office. The funds are specifically designated for the Victim and Witness Services Program to cover personnel, travel, and relocation assistance.

Key Facts

The ordinance provides a $2,000,000 supplemental operating appropriation.
The funds are allocated to the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City.
The appropriation is specifically for Service 786, known as the Victim and Witness Services program.
The funding is authorized for personnel costs.
The funding is authorized for travel expenses.
The funding is authorized for relocation assistance.
The funding covers other unspecified items to support the Victim and Witness Services Program.
The ordinance includes a special effective date.
The ordinance is filed under number 26-0171.
The ordinance was introduced on April 6, 2026.

Why It Matters

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this $2 million being used for?

The funds are for the Victim and Witness Services program within the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office to cover personnel, travel, and relocation assistance.

Where is this money coming from?

The document identifies it as a ''.

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Targeted Funding for Victim Services

The explicit inclusion of 'relocation assistance' as a funded item suggests a specific focus on protecting witnesses who may be at risk.

Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City

Connected Entities

organizationOffice of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City“The recipient of the $2,000,000 appropriation.”Map →

otherService 786“The specific internal designation for the Victim and Witness Services program.”Map →

organizationBaltimore City Council“The legislative body that enacted the ordinance.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

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