Signers of the proclamation honoring National Victims’ Rights Week are pictured in the front row, from left: Colleen Williams, Sally Hanstine, Shelley Kemper, Theda Petrasko, Terri Ingels and Sheriff Keith Wood.
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Salt Lake Police hosted the event on the plaza outside their headquarters. Crime victims have the hardest role in our criminal justice system. For victims and survivors of crime, all those who serve them are unsung heroes who deserve our appreciation and gratitude.
This year’s theme is “serving victims, building trust, and restoring hope”. VINE gives victims of crime and concerned Nevadans access to the custody information of offenders held in jails, prisons and enrollees of parole or probation throughout the state.
“We believe that victims can be able to overcome some of the tragedies that are placed in our lives by drawing strength from trees”, Fox said.
At the local level, Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit District Attorney Shannon Wallace expressed the importance of this week for her office.
The County Council presented a certificate to representatives from the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Victim/Witness Program Director Diana Gausepohl-White, and Victim/Witness counselors Marla Torres-Lam and Storm Sasaki.
Caddo District Attorney James Stewart will be the guest speaker.
All of the victims’ services are free and confidential.
“We chose to do the film because we wanted to see the collected voice of what people in Napa County are doing to honor crime victims’ rights”, Kamiishi said.
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“But remember that everyday you are there for the next victim and unfortunately there will be another”, Governor Phil Bryant told advocates as he shared his personal impact of violent crime.
