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Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal wants to more than double the size of her office’s eviction unit, a budget request aimed at clearing a sizable backlog of cases and keeping pace with new ones.
The office currently has eight to 12 detectives assigned to perform eviction operations each day, including lockouts. To meet the demand, Bilal hopes to hire another 14 detectives as part of a broader push to increase headcount across the office, which also staffs courtrooms, transports prisoners and manages sheriff sales…