HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.11.22 Press Release_ Local Drug Court Celebrates National Drug Court Month With Graduation Ceremony
From:McAfee-Bowersox, Miranda
To:McAfee-Bowersox, Miranda
Subject:Press Release: Local Drug Court Celebrates National Drug Court Month With Graduation Ceremony
Date:Wednesday, May 11, 2022 3:19:49 PM
Attachments:2022.05.11DrugCourtGrad.pdf
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 Ca. 95965
T. 530.552.3320 M. 530.282.2146
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BUTTE COUNTY
PROBATION DEPARTMENT
Main Office Juvenile Hall
42 County Center Drive 41 County Center Drive
Oroville, California 95965 Oroville, California 95965
(530) 538-7661 Fax: (530) 538-6826 (530) 538-7311
WAYNE BARLEY
Chief Probation Officer
DWAYNE MARTIN MELISSA ROMERO
wbarley@buttecounty.net
Assistant Chief Probation Officer Assistant Chief Probation Officer
djmartin@buttecounty.net mromero@buttecounty.net
NINO PINOCCHIO
Juvenile Hall Superintendent
npinocchio@buttecounty.net
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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