The Fond du Lac County District Attorney says the prosecutor shortage in Dodge and Sheboygan counties and elsewhere are examples of a prosecutor recruitment and retention crisis in Wisconsin. Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney says the legislature needs to increase pay for the positions. Toney says the current average starting salary for assistant DAs is just over $27 an hour. Toney says the state District Attorney Association is also requesting similar pay increases for public defenders. Toney says often times neighboring District Attorneys Offices have reached out to help.
