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1. Change the Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to include an elected Attorney General not chosen by the governor.

Created by P.H. on June 12, 2012

The Revised Organic Act of 1954 of the US Virgin Islands does not allow for an elected attorney general that is free of the administration. The current model allows the governor to select an attorney general. There is a conflict of interest inherent where crimes committed by the members of the executive branch may not be prosecuted. The term of that attorney general should be staggered against that of the governor.

An alternative to a locally elected attorney general is the provision of a local grand jury. Both would be free of pressure from the governor and his cabinet.

Criminal Justice Reform
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