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From:McAfee-Bowersox, Miranda
Subject:Press Release to be sent shortly
Date:Wednesday, May 11, 2022 3:09:27 PM
Good Afternoon Board Members,
The below press release will be sent to the media shortly. Thank you.
Miranda
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 11, 2022
CONTACT
Jennifer Hard
Program Manager, Butte County Probation Department
530-552-4394 / jhard@buttecounty.net
LOCAL DRUG COURT CELEBRATES NATIONAL DRUG COURT MONTH WITH GRADUATION CEREMONY
Oroville, Ca. – In celebration of National Drug Court Month, the Butte County Treatment Court, also known as Drug Court
and the Butte County Veterans Treatment Court will hold a graduation ceremony on May 18, 2022, at 1:00 p.m., at Butte
County Superior Court located at 1 Court Street in Oroville. Immediately following the ceremony, a reception will take
place at the Butte County Human Resources East Training Room located at 3 County Center Drive in Oroville.
The graduation ceremony and reception will recognize 4 individuals who have completed an intensive program of
comprehensive substance abuse disorder treatment, with close supervision and accountability. Treatment Court
participants are regularly and randomly tested for substance use, and are required to appear frequently in court for the
judge to review their progress. The accomplishments of the graduates demonstrate the tremendous impact Butte County
Treatment Court and Butte County Veterans Treatment Court have had on our community.
Individuals whose lives have been transformed by the treatment and support provided by Butte County Treatment Court
programs will speak at the ceremony, including one Veterans Treatment Court Graduate, two Butte County Treatment
Court participants and one Butte County Treatment Court Alumnus.
There have been 840 Butte County Treatment Court Graduates since the program was founded in 1994. Treatment Courts
are this nation’s most effective strategy to reduce recidivism among substance-addicted, nonviolent offenders with
criminal histories. Nationally, 75% of individuals who complete such programs are not re-arrested saving billions of tax
dollars, which is re-invested in the community. Research continues to show that Treatment Courts work better than jail or
prison, better than probation alone, and better than treatment alone per National Association of Drug Court Professionals
(NADCP).
We invite the media to join us as we honor our Treatment Court graduates and celebrate National Drug Court Month.
Media representatives are reminded to please follow all requisite procedures to film or photograph inside the Courthouse.
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Miranda Bowersox
Communications/Public Information Officer
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Oroville
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