FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2002 202/307-0703
COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE TO RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDS
FOR DRUG COURTS
Justice Department Awards More Than $34 Million
WASHINGTON,
DC – Attorney General John Ashcroft announced today that the Justice Department
is awarding $34.19 million to plan, establish or improve drug courts for
nonviolent, substance-abusing, adult and juvenile offenders. Ninety-four jurisdictions in 31 states and 2
territories will receive the funds.
The
drug court grants, awarded by the Justice Department’s Office of Justice
Programs (OJP), are part of the Administration’s efforts to stop drug addiction
and break the cycle of crime often associated with substance abuse. Recognizing the role of drug courts, the
President’s Fiscal Year 2003 budget requests $52 million for drug courts, as
part of his pledge to increase funding to drug courts and other drug abuse
prevention and intervention programs.
The President’s request is a $2 million increase over the Fiscal Year
2002 appropriations.
“Drug
courts are a valuable tool for communities fighting substance abuse and
drug-related crime,” said Attorney General Ashcroft. “Through intensive judicial supervision, drug treatment and
graduated sanctions, drug courts are holding nonviolent drug offenders accountable,
while helping them to lead productive lives.”
Since
1989, more than 1,000 jurisdictions have established or are planning to
establish a drug court, which is a specially designed court calendar or docket. Currently, every state either has a drug
court or is planning a drug court.
“Local
groups of judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, treatment professionals and
law enforcement officials are using the coercive power of the criminal justice
system to achieve abstinence and alter criminal behavior among nonviolent drug
offenders,” added Ashcroft.
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.
The
grants announced today include grants to 66 jurisdictions ranging from $159,211
up to $500,000 to implement new drug courts.
An additional 18 jurisdictions will receive grants ranging from $31,222
up to $300,000 to enhance their existing programs or to support statewide drug
court activity. Another ten tribal
jurisdictions will receive up to $30,000 to plan drug courts.
Drug
court grant recipients are required by law to serve only nonviolent offenders. Since
1995, OJP has awarded more than $160 million to approximately 600 communities
to support the planning, implementation or enhancement of an adult, juvenile,
family, tribal or Driving Under the Influence drug court.
In
addition to awarding grant funding, OJP will provide training on planning
adult, juvenile or family drug courts through its 2002 Drug Court Planning
Initiative (DCPI). Approximately 1,600
state and local representatives from more than 120 jurisdictions will
participate in three separate training workshops (a total of 65 workshops) to
plan a drug court. From 1995 through
2001, 503 communities completed the planning training programs. Of these communities, 281 have implemented a
drug court and 217 are currently planning to implement a drug court.
States,
state and local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal
governments are eligible to receive drug court grants. A list of grantees, contacts and the award
amounts is attached. In addition,
summaries that describe how each grantee receiving an implementation or
enhancement grant will use the funds are available at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/dcpo.
More
information about the Drug Courts Program and other OJP programs is available
on OJP’s website at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/.
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After hours contact: Linda
Mansour on 202/616-3534
U.S.
Department of Justice
Office
of Justice Programs
Drug Court Grants Fiscal
Year 2002
(94
Grants Totaling $34.19 Million)
State; Jurisdiction; Grantee; Planning
(P)/Implementation (I)/Enhancement (E); Award Amount; Contact Name; Contact
Phone
AK; Barrow; Native Village of Barrow
Inupiat Traditional Government; I; $467,759; Mr. Lloyd Levitt; 907-852-4411
AK; Copper Center; Copper River Native
Association; P; $29,957; Mr. Edward Krause; 907-822-5241
AK; Juneau; Central Council Tlingit and
Haida Tribes of Alaska; P; $30,000; Ms. Francine Jones; 907-463-7162
AL; Columbiana; Shelby County Commission;
I; $447,146; Mr. Reginald Holloway; 205-669-3740
AR; Little Rock; Arkansas Department of
Community Correction - Eighth North Judicial Circuit; I; $351,671; Ms. Glenda
Spratt; 501-682-9570
AZ; Fort McDowell; Fort McDowell Yavapai
Nation Indian Tribe; P; $30,000; Mr. John Kling; 480-816-7519
AZ; Phoenix; Superior Court of Arizona Family
Court Administration; I; $426,742; Mr. Steve Tyrell; 602-506-8899
AZ; San Carlos; San Carlos Apache Tribe
San Carlos Tribal Court; P; $30,000; Honorable Charles Brandel; 928-475-2668
CA; Fairfield; Superior Court of
California, County of Solano - Solano County Drug Courts; I; $499,992; Mr. Del
Royer; 707-421-4788
CA; Martinez; Contra Costa County Health
Services Department; E; $157,670; Mr. Kevin Charles; 510-374-3609
CA; Napa; County of Napa - Napa County
Health/Human Services Agency; I; $500,000; Ms. Sheila Daugherty; 707-253-4491
CA; San Bernardino; County of San
Bernardino, Barstow Superior Court - Drug Court Programs Office; I; $489,352;
Ms. Deborah Cima; 909-387-4730
CA; San Bernardino; County of San
Bernardino, Fontana Superior Court - Drug Court Programs Office; I; $489,352;
Ms. Deborah Cima; 909-387-4730
CA; San Francisco; Judicial Council of
California, Administrative Office of the Courts; E; $297,625; Mr. William
Vickery; 415-865-4236
CA; San Jose; Superior Court of
California, County of Santa - Clara Administration; E; $300,000; Ms. Kimberly
Henderson; 408-299-3232, ext. 515
CA; San Luis Obispo; San Luis Obispo
County, Probation Department; I; $483,000; Mr. Dana Fahey; 805-781-5300
CA; Stockton; Superior Court of
California, County of San Joaquin; I; $486,440; Ms. Leslie Oyler; 209-468-2857
CA; Woodland; County of Yolo Department of
Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services; E; $297,455; Ms. Donna Wasiczko;
530-666-8167
FL; Kissimmee; Board of County
Commissioners; I; $500,000; Ms. Carmen Torres; 407-343-2412
FL; Panama City; Fourteenth Judicial
Circuit Court, Jackson County Drug Court; I; $498,803; Ms. Linda Burd;
850-873-7095
FL; Sanford; Seminole County Board of
County Commissioners, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit - Seminole County Courts; I;
$500,000; Ms. Judy Hayes; 407-665-4265
FL; St. Augustine; St. Johns County Board
of County Commissioners; I; $499,999; Mr. Michael Jewell; 386-239-7770
GU; Hagatna; Guam Judicial Branch,
Superior Court of Guam; I; $499,576; Ms. Jacqueline Zahnen; 671-475-3270
ID; Boise; Ada County, Idaho - Ada County
Juvenile Court Services; I; $495,225; Dr. Kay Carter, Ph.D.; 208-364-3006
ID; Coeur d'Alene; Kootenai County,
Prosecuting Attorneys Office; I; $498,500; Ms. Tanya Gomez; 208-446-1823
ID; Idaho Falls; Bonneville County,
Seventh Judicial District; I; $498,380; Ms. Valerie Gardner; 208-528-5600, ext.
3001
KY; Frankfort; Administrative Office of
the Courts - Trigg, Caldwell, Lyon and Livingston Counties; I; $500,000;
Honorable Jill Clark; 270-522-7979
KY; Frankfort; Administrative Office of
the Courts - Bourbon, Woodford and Scott Counties; I; $500,000; Honorable Paul
Issacs; 502-863-4781
KY; Frankfort; Administrative Office of
the Courts - Greenup and Lewis Counties; I; $500,000; Honorable Lewis Nicholls;
606-473-7165
MA; Brighton; Massachusetts Trial Court
Brighton District Court; E; $300,000; Honorable R. Peter Anderson; 617-782-6543
MA; Lawrence; City of Lawrence, Community
Development Department; E; $299,999; Honorable Michael Sullivan; 978-794-5858
MA; Springfield; Massachusetts Trial Court
Hampden County Juvenile Court; I; $500,000; Mr. Vincent Penna; 413-748-7967
ME; Augusta; State of Maine Department of
Behavioral and Developmental Services, Office of Substance Abuse; E; $177,911;
Ms. Kimberly Johnson; 207-287-2595
MI; Howell; Livingston County Circuit
Court; I; $159,211; Honorable Daniel Burress; 517-545-9636
MI; Monroe; County of Monroe, Michigan Circuit
Court, Family Division; I; $500,000; Mr. Michael James; 734-240-7350
MO; Ava; Douglas County Commission
Judicial Drug Courts; I; $480,169;Ms. Trisha Schaeffer; 417-683-2114
MO; Bloomfield; Stoddard County Drug
Court; I; $167,474; Ms. Julie Spielman; 573-888-0698
MO; Kahoka; Associate Circuit Court of
Clark County; I; $414,480; Ms. Pattie Schutte; 660-727-3628
MO; Kenneth; Dunklin County Drug Court; E;
$75,360; Ms. Julie Spielman; 573-888-0698
MO; Liberty; Clay County Prosecuting
Attorney; I; $500,000; Mr. Jim Roberts; 816-792-7657
MO; Linneus; Linn County County
Government; I; $490,850; Honorable Gary Ravens; 660-895-5523
MO; Saint Charles; Eleventh Judicial
Circuit Family Court; I; $500,000; Mr.
Raymond Grush; 636-949-3040
MT; Crow Agency; Crow Tribe, Crow Tribal
Courts; P; $30,000; Mr. Steve Chesarek; 406-638-4050
MT; Crow Agency; Crow Tribal Courts; I;
$500,000; Mr. Steve Chesarek; 406-638-4050
NC; Raleigh; North Carolina Administrative
Office of the Courts - Forsyth County, Drug Treatment Court Forsyth County; I;
$333,818; Ms. Kirstin Frescoln; 919-715-1124
NC; Raleigh; North Carolina Administrative
Office of the Courts - North Carolina Drug Treatment Court Program; E;
$187,228; Mr. Randolph Monchick; 919-715-4876
NC; Raleigh; North Carolina Administrative
Office of the Courts - Durham County, Drug Treatment Court Durham County; I;
$435,341; Ms. Kirstin Frescoln; 919-715-1124
NE; Grand Island; Central Nebraska Drug
Court; I; $499,550; Ms. Connie Hultine; 308-385-5200
NJ; Camden; Judiciary State of New Jersey
Camden Vicinage Family Division; E; $295,773; Mr. Joseph Gunn; 856-225-7371
NJ; Paterson; Judiciary State of New
Jersey, Family Division Passaic Vicinage; I; $423,795; Ms. Cindy Thomson;
973-247-8469
NJ; Trenton; Judiciary State of New
Jersey, Family Division Mercer Vicinage; I; $499,937; Mr. Michael Green;
609-989-6246
NM; Alamogordo; State of New Mexico,
Twelfth Judicial District Court - Juvenile Drug Court; E; $157,139; Ms.
Concetta Poulin; 505-437-3714
NM; Los Lunas; Thirteenth Judicial
District, Valencia County District Court; I; $497,750; Mr. Carlton Liggins;
505-565-3380
NV; Carson City; State of Nevada, Supreme
Court Rural Drug Court; I; $480,588; Honorable Archie Blake; 775-463-6571
NV; Fallon; Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe,
Tribal Administrator; P; $30,000; Ms. Susan Keller-Lynch; 775-423-6075
NV; Gardnerville; Washoe Tribe of Nevada
and California, Grants Office; I; $412,310; Ms. Barbara Peach; 775-265-4191
NV; Reno; Reno Sparks Indian Colony,
Planning Department; P; $30,000; Ms. Carol Pinto; 775-954-5790
NY; New York; New York State Unified Court
System - Wayne County; I; $387,551; Mr. Michael Magnani; 212-428-2109
NY; New York; New York State Unified Court
System - Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie City; I; $281,853; Mr. Michael Magnani;
212-428-2109
NY; New York; New York State Unified Court
System - Oneida County, Utica City; I; $170,145; Mr. Michael Magnani;
212-428-2109
NY; New York; New York State Unified Court
System - Washington County; I; $338,541; Mr. Michael Magnani; 212-428-2109
NY; New York; New York State Unified Court
System - Queens County; E; $267,552; Mr. Michael Magnani; 212-428-1095
NY; New York; New York State Unified Court
System - Schenectady County; I; $436,696l; Mr. Michael Magnani; 212-428-2109
NY; New York; New York State Unified Court
System - Richmond County; I; $390,408; Mr. Michael Magnani; 212-428-2120
NY; New York; New York State Unified Court
System - Westchester County, Yonkers City; I; $393,674; Mr. Michael Magnani;
212-428-2109
NY; New York; New York State Unified Court
System - Niagara County, Lockport City; E; $166,424; Mr. Michael Magnani;
212-428-2109
OK; Anadarko; Apache Tribe of Oklahoma,
Vaiw Program; P; $30,000; Mr. Bobby Jay; 405-247-9493
OK; Tahlequah; Cherokee Nation, Cherokee
Nation Judicial Branch; P; $29,743; Mr. Harry Claphan; 918-458-9440
OR; Eugene; Lane County Department of
Youth Services; I; $500,000; Ms. Lisa Smith; 541-682-4705
OR; Salem; Oregon Office of the State
Court Administrator, Benton County Circuit Court; I; $498,890; Honorable Janet
Holcomb; 541-766-6843
PA; Scranton; Lackawanna County, District
Attorney's Office; I; $499,931; Ms. Ellen Cook; 570-963-0109
PR; San Juan; Puerto Rico Department of
Justice, Drug Court Program Office; E; $6,075; Mr. Rocio Gracia-Rivera;
787-729-2269
SC; Lancaster; Lancaster County Juvenile
Drug Court; I; $479,486; Dr. Paul McKenzie; 803-416-8862
SC; Rock Hill; County Council Chair, York
County Solicitors Office; I; $337,500; Mr. Ouida Dest; 803-909-7575
SD; Agency Village; Sisseton-Wahpeton
Sioux Tribal Court, Tribal Court; E; $116,121; Honorable B.J. Jones;
605-698-7629
TN; Erwin; Town of Erwin, Mayor's Office;
I; $499,245; Ms. Doris Hensley; 423-743-6231
TN; Lawrenceburg; Lawrence County Drug
Court, Lawrence County Government; I; $500,000; Ms. Deborah Hillin;
615-975-0196
TN; Lebanon; Fifteenth Judicial District,
Wilson County Government; I; $500,000; Mr. Jeff Dickson; 931-796-4256
TN; Maryville; Blount County Government, Blount
County Juvenile Drug Court; I; $480,198; Ms. Theresa Irwin; 865-273-5581
TN; Nashville; State of Tennessee,
Administrative Office of the Courts - Williamson County; I; $500,000; Honorable
Timothy Easter; 615-790-5426
TX; Fort Worth; Tarrant County, Juvenile
Services; E; $299,927; Mr. Robert Woods; 817-838-4600
TX; Rosenberg; Fort Bend County, Community
Supervision and Corrections Department; I; $499,938; Ms. Patricia Trevino;
281-633-7243
UT; Farmington; Davis County School
District, Office of the Superintendent; I; $499,998; Mr. John Ross;
801-402-5608
VA; Newport News; Hampton-Newport News
Community Services Board; I; $356,308; Ms. Patty Gilbertson; 757-245-0217
VA; Richmond; Supreme Court of Virginia,
Office of the Executive Secretary; E; $298,538; Mr. Robert Baldwin;
804-786-3321
VA; Richmond; County of Henrico, Community
Corrections Program; I; $489,393; Mr. Bruce Cruser; 804-501-5190
WA; Bellingham; Lummi Indian Nation,
Funding Department; I; $500,000; Ms. Karen Burke; 360-384-2214
WA; Deming; Nooksack Indian Tribe; P;
$29,995; Dr. Margaret McFadien; 360-592-5332
WA; Kennewick; Benton Franklin Juvenile
Justice Center, County Juvenile Court; I; $500,000; Ms. Jacqueline Van Wormer;
509-737-2779
WA; Seattle; King County, King County
Superior Court; E; $300,000; Ms. Margaret Tumulty; 206-205-9524
WA; Tacoma; Pierce County Juvenile Court;
I; $500,000; Mr. Daniel J. Erker; 253-798-7906
WI; Sparta; Monroe County Justice
Department; I; $500,000; Mr. Thomas Weber; 608-269-8787
WY; Casper; Natrona County Government
Board of County
Commissioners; I; $429,166; Ms. Clara Orr;
307-235-2000
WY; Fort Washakie; Shoshone and Arapaho
Joint Business Council, Shoshone and Arapaho Tribal Substance Abuse Court; I;
$499,997; Mr. James Gamble; 307-332-8052
Total Number of Grants: 94
Total Funding: $34,196,620