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Monroe Municipal Court cites therapy-based programs, higher recidivism and state funding in 2024 report
Summary
Judge Jessica Ness told the City Council that Monroe Municipal Court expanded its domestic violence and therapeutic court programs in 2024, described program outcomes and funding, and recommended continued local support and state grants to sustain personnel-heavy operations.
Judge Jessica Ness of Monroe Municipal Court presented the court’s 2024 annual report to the Monroe City Council on Tuesday, summarizing caseloads, treatment programs and grant-funded operations.
The report said Monroe Municipal Court handles misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors and traffic infractions. “Misdemeanor charges are those that are punishable by up to 90 days in jail up to a $1,000 fine,” Ness said, and gross misdemeanors “are those that are punishable by up to a year in jail, up to a $5,000 fine.”
Ness highlighted two programs: the Domestic Violence Moral Reconation Therapy program (DV-MRT) and the court’s therapeutic (community) court. Ness said DV-MRT is a 24-week group curriculum called Bringing Peace to…
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