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COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE RECEIVE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
FUNDS FOR DRUG COURTS
WASHINGTON, DC Attorney General John Ashcroft announced today, $30.9 million to plan, establish, or improve drug courts for nonviolent offenders with drug problems. Eighty-nine jurisdictions in 38 states and territories will receive grants.
The announcement comes at the request of President Bush, who pledged in May to increase funding to fight drug addiction through several programs, including drug courts.
"Drug courts help communities by managing offenders' behavior and breaking the cycle of drug addiction and crime," said Attorney General Ashcroft. "Drug court judges are actively involved in holding substance-abusing offenders accountable while helping to rehabilitate them and reduce recidivism."
Fifty-five jurisdictions will receive grants ranging from $166,000 up to $500,000 to implement new drug courts. Twenty courts will receive grants ranging from $31,222 up to $300,000 to enhance their existing programs or to support statewide drug court activity. Another 14 tribal jurisdictions will receive up to $30,000 to plan drug courts.
Since 1995, the Justice Department's Drug Courts Program Office (DCPO) has made approximately 650 grants totaling more than $125 million. Nearly 700 drug courts are operating in the United States and more than 430 are being planned. All 50 states have drug courts in operation or in the planning stages. Thirty-two states have passed legislation supporting drug courts and six more are introducing legislation. The drug court concept has also expanded to juvenile and family drug courts, DUI/DWI and tribal courts.
According to the Drug Court Clearinghouse at American University, more than 73,000 adults and 1,500 teens have graduated from drug court programs. Recidivism rates continue to drop for graduates, with rates reported by drug courts ranging from 2 to 20 percent. Also, in Portland, Oregon, it was found that for every $1 spent on a drug court, $2.50 is saved in standard criminal justice system costs, and when estimating broader cost savings, such as victimization and theft costs, $10 is saved.
In addition to awarding grant funding, DCPO provides training on planning adult,
juvenile or family drug courts. In FY 2001, DCPO expanded its training programs by nearly 300 percent to train more than 200 communities. From 1995 through 2000, 446 communities received planning support and have completed the training programs. Of these communities, 76 percent have implemented a drug court. DCPO expects to provide training to about 150 communities in FY 2002.
Drug court participants must take frequent drug tests and meet regularly with their judges. Drug court judges monitor offenders' treatment regimens and impose graduated sanctions, including incarceration, on those who do not comply. Participants are expected to stay in treatment and may be ordered to participate in educational, vocational or community service activities. Offenders who graduate from drug court programs may have their charges dismissed or sentences reduced.
About $50 million is available for drug courts in FY 2001. The President has requested $50 million for drug courts in FY 2002.
More than 240 jurisdictions applied for funding this year: 129 were for first-time courts and 99 for enhancements. A list of grantees, contacts and the award amounts is attached. In addition, summaries are available describing how each grantee receiving an implementation or enhancement grant will use the funds.
Additional information about the drug court program is available on the Drug Court Program Office's Website at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/dcpo
or by calling the Drug Court Clearinghouse on 202/885-2875. The Clearinghouse's Website is http://www.american.edu/justice###
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U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs Drug Court Planning Grants
Fiscal Year 2001
STATE JURISDICTION GRANTEE FUNDING CONTACT NAME CONTACT PHONE
RECOMMENDED
AK Chickaloon Chickaloon Village $30,000 Mr. Richard Martin 907-745-0707
CA Hoopa Hoopa Valley Tribal Court $30,000 The Honorable Byron Nelson, Jr. 530-625-4305
MI Peshawbestown The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians $30,000 Ms. Cindy Patek 231-271-7371
MI Petoskey Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians $30,000 Ms. Dawn Shenoskey 231-439-3828
MN White Earth White Earth Reservation Tribal Council $21,362 Ms. Lori Thompson 218-983-3285
MT Lame Deer Northern Cheyenne Tribe $30,000 The Honorable John Robinson 406-477-8340
NM Zuni Pueblo of Zuni $30,000 Mr. Hayes Lewis 505-782-3041
NM Pueblo of Acoma Pueblo of Acoma $30,000 Ms. Angela Luhan 505-552-5144
NV Elko Elko Band Council $30,000 Mr. Davis Gonzalez 775-738-8889
NV Elko Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone $29,316 Mr. Felix Ike 775-738-9251
OK Concho Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes $20,880 Mr. Myrcine Mosqueda 405-262-0345, ext. 130
OK Pawnee Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma $30,000 Mr. Elray Deroin 918-762-2631
WA Toppenish Yakama Nation $29,995 Ms. Anna Ward 509-865-5121, ext. 4552
WI Odanah Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians $30,000 Ms. Janice Smart 715-682-7107
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs Drug Court Implementation and Enhancement Grants
Fiscal Year 2001
STATE JURISDICTION GRANTEE Implementation/ Funding CONTACT NAME CONTACT PHONE
Enhancement Recommended
AL Russellville Thirty-Fourth Judicial Court I $467,684 Mr. Eugene Pierce 256-389-0523
AZ Phoenix Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County E $214,696 Mr. Ray Wells 602-506-5815
Juvenile Division
AZ Flagstaff Coconino County I $326,146 Mr. Gary Krcmarik 520-226-6050
AZ Yuma Yuma County Juvenile Court I $472,959 Mr. Tim Hardy 520-314-1813
AZ Kykotsmovi The Hopi Tribe I $496,880 Mr. Wilbur Maho 520-738-5171
AZ Peach Springs Hualapai Tribe E $229,350 The Honorable Jan Morris 520-769-2338
AZ Window Rock Navajo Nation Judicial Branch I $500,000 Mr. Ernest Begay 520-871-7013
CA Merced County of Merced I $500,000 Mr. Troy Dean Fox 209-381-6809
CA Willows Glenn County E $273,743 Ms. Linda Shelton 530-934-6416
CA Salinas Monterey County E $263,434 Mr. Duane Tanner 831-755-3900
CA Novato Marin County I $499,894 Ms. Donna Pierce 415-499-6652
CO Fort Collins Eighth Judicial District E $299,770 Ms. Dee Colombini 970-498-6285
FL Orlando Orange County Board of County I $499,998 Mr. Terry Turner 407-836-0501
Commissioners
STATE JURISDICTION GRANTEE Implementation/ Funding CONTACT NAME CONTACT PHONE
Enhancement Recommended
FL Inverness Fifth Judicial Circuit I $418,960 Raymond Cox 352-341-6721
FL West Palm Beach Palm Beach County Criminal Justice I $500,000 Ms. L. Diana Cunningham 561-355-4943
Commission
FL Palatka Putnam County I $499,258 Ms. Linda Myers 904-329-0212
GA Columbus Muscogee County Juvenile Court I $473,857 Ms. Carol Scherer 706-653-4432
GA Covington Newton County Board of Commissioners E $162,001 The Honorable Billy Waters 770-784-2060
GU Hagatna Government of Guam I $496,036 The Honorable Elizabeth 671-475-3346
Barrett-Anderson
HI Honolulu Hawaii State Judiciary I $500,000 Ms. Lillian Schmidt 808-244-2925
IA Sioux City Juvenile Court Services Third Judicial District E $297,166 Ms. Bridget Hayes 712-279-6586
ID Boise Idaho Supreme Court E $299,880 Ms. Patricia Tobias 208-334-2246
IN Greenwood City of Greenwood I $491,100 The Honorable Lewis Gregory 317-865-8244
IN Bloomington Monroe County Government I $500,000 Ms. Linda Brady 812-349-2645
IN Bedford Lawrence County I $499,605 Ms. Andrea McCord 812-275-2421
KY Frankfort Administrative Office of the Courts-Fayette I $467,066 The Honorable David Hayse 859-246-2247
County
KY Frankfort Administrative Office of the Courts - Laurel I $461,748 The Honorable Rod Messer 606-878-8111
and Knox Counties
KY Frankfort Administrative Office of the Courts - Russell, I $458,448 The Honorable Eddie Lovelace 606-387-5986
Wayne and Clinton Counties
LA Franklin Louisiana Sixteenth Judicial District I $499,216 Mr. Lars Levy 504-395-6750
Fairview Treatment Center
STATE JURISDICTION GRANTEE Implementation/ Funding CONTACT NAME CONTACT PHONE
Enhancement Recommended
LA Lake Charles Calcasieu Parish Police Jury I $498,500 Ms. Vi Martin 337-478-1550
LA Covington Twenty-Second Judicial District Court I $498,644 Mr. Rob Carlisle 985-893-6113
LA Mansfield Eleventh Judicial District Court I $455,498 Ms. Judi Christian 318-872-1366
LA Houma Thirty-Second Judicial District Court I $498,000 The Honorable John Walker 985-873-6550
MA Boston Massachusetts Trial Court E $299,417 Ms. Sandra Souza 617-878-0362
MD Bel Air Harford County I $166,000 Mr. Joseph Ryan 410-638-3333
MO St. Joseph Buchanan County Juvenile Office I $498,011 Mr. Chad Campbell 816-271-1421
MO St. Charles St. Charles County I $485,640 Mr. William Bader 636-949-7458
MO St. Louis St. Louis Drug Court E $182,143 Ms. Jane Geiler 314-613-7183
MT Harlem Fort Belknap Community Council I $495,707 Ms. Terry Healy 406-353-8413
NC Greensboro State of North Carolina I $499,914 Ms. Wheaton Pike 336-574-4335, ext. 5
NC Raleigh North Carolina Administrative Office of the E $297,516 Mr. Randolph Monchick 919-715-4876
Courts - New Hanover County, Warren,
Person/Caswell, Wake, Durham, Forsyth and
Mecklenburg
ND Bismarck North Dakota Department of Corrections and I $286,154 Mr. Patrick Bohn 701-328-6664
Rehabilitation- Division of Field Services
NE Lincoln Nebraska State Probation I $500,000 Mr. Edward Birkel 402-471-4928
NE Lincoln Lancaster County I $493,453 Mr. Gary Lacey 402-441-7321
NM Santa Fe State of New Mexico E $300,000 Ms. Ann Wallace 505-523-8287
NM Farmington Eleventh Judicial District I $485,014 Mr. George Dire 505-599-9112, ext. 140
NV Nixon Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe I $481,227 Mr. Jon Pishion 775-574-1000
NY New York New York State Unified Court System - I $235,711 Mr. Michael Magnani 212-428-2109
Canandaigua City Court
NY New York New York State Unified Court System - E $31,222 Mr. Michael Magnani 212-428-2109
Lackawanna City Court
NY New York New York State Unified Court System - Eighth E $257,800 Mr. Michael Magnani 212-428-2109
Judicial District
NY New York New York State Unified Court System - Monroe E $293,065 Mr. Michael Magnani 212-428-2109
County
NY New York New York State Unified Court System - Otsego I $466,222 Mr. Michael Magnani 212-428-2109
County
OH St. Clairsville Belmont County Common Pleas Court E $225,000 Ms. Marcia Stahl 740-695-2121, ext. 107
OH Logan Hocking County Municipal Court I $499,839 Mr. Stephen Thomas 740-594-2276
OH Sandusky Erie County Court of Common Pleas E $240,617 Ms. Mary Zimmerman 419-624-6909
OH McArthur Vinton County I $499,958 Mr. Stephen Thomas 740-594-2276
OH Akron Summit County I $484,586 Mr. James Lawrence 330-535-8116
OK Okmulgee Muscogee Creek Nation E $137,629 Ms. L. Susan Work 918-756-8700
OK Norman District Attorney's Office Twenty-First Judicial I $500,000 Mr. Ronald Boone 405-321-8268
District
OR Oregon City Clackamas County (Juvenile) I $491,866 Mr. Michael Luna 503-655-8342, ext. 7123
OR Salem Oregon Judicial Department - Salem-Marion I $500,000 Ms. Deanine Benitz 503-589-3258
County
OR Oregon City Oregon Judicial Department - Clackamas I $479,304 Mr. James Shofner 503-655-8670
County (Adult)
OR Vale Oregon Judicial Department - Malheur County I $500,000 The Honorable J. Burdette Pratt 541-473-5194
PA Erie Erie County I $372,443 Ms. Judith Lynch 814-451-6333
PR San Juan Puerto Rico Department of Justice E $283,124 Mr. Rocio Rivera 787-729-2269
RI Providence State of Rhode Island I $500,000 Ms. Susan Revens 401-222-3288
TN Gallatin Sumner County I $308,320 Mr. Joe Kerinuk 615-230-7618
UT St. George Washington County I $473,190 Mr. Calvin Robinson 435-634-5712
VA Portsmouth Third Judicial Circuit I $499,627 The Honorable Johnny Morrison 757-393-8149
VA Chesterfield Chesterfield County I $490,543 Ms. Tara Kunkel 804-717-6801
VA Newport News City of Newport News I $449,256 Mr. Larry Robinson 757-926-8717
WA Yakima Yakima County I $499,997 Ms. Theresa Doty 509-574-1805
WA Bellingham Whatcom County I $500,000 Mr. N.F. Jackson 360-676-6777
WA Wellpinit Spokane Tribe of Indians E $299,900 Mr. Alfred Peone 509-258-7717
WY Gillette Campbell County I $498,723 Mr. Mike Fuller 307-682-4310