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Victim
Assistance Program:
The Wichita County Victim Assistance Program works with the
Texas Attorney General’s Office to provide crime victims’
compensation, which is financial assistance to help eligible
victims of crime with certain expenses related to the crime.
Started by a grant obtained through the efforts of District
Attorney Barry Macha, this program has been helping Wichita
County crime victims since 1985. Money for this program
comes from court costs paid by criminals and deposited by
each Texas county into a Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund.
For more information regarding crime victims’ compensation,
visit the Attorney General’s website at
www.oag.state.tx.us
Texas
V.I.N.E.:
Texas V.I.N.E. (Victim Information and Notification
Everyday) is a telephone information system that allows the
general public to call and learn about custody status
involving an offender after booking in to county jail. It is
also an automated phone system that notifies a registered
victim regarding the status of the offender that
committed their crime. Texas V.I.N.E. can provide the
following information to both victims and other concerned
citizens:
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24-hour
access to offender custody or case information
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The
ability to verify an offender’s custody status
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Automatic notification to registered users of a change
in offender custody
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