Madison County: Probation director incompetent, vindictive; Lawyer calls hearing a charade

In the first day of disciplinary hearings against suspended Madison County Probation Director Karen Birch, attorneys for the county Monday characterized the management style of the former department head as "vindictive and mean-spirited" and accused her of multiple instances of "misconduct and incompetence." Birch's attorney called the hearings a ... (more)

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