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Superior Court reports recovery court has seven participants, credits county funding
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Superior Court Judge Jeremy Ford briefed the Board of Supervisors on two years of the county's recovery court program, saying the voluntary court-based treatment model has seven participants currently and is funded at $6,000 per year from the county budget.
Superior Court Judge Jeremy Ford reported to the Greenlee County Board of Supervisors on the county's recovery court program, saying the voluntary treatment-based court has seven participants and is funded with $6,000 per year from the county.
Ford said the $6,000 is split into a $5,000 stipend to pay the attorney who covers recovery court and $1,000 for incidental expenses. He described recovery court as a voluntary, treatment-focused model that combines court-enforced consequences with intensive treatment, including twice-weekly drug testing and weekly court appearances.
Ford said the…
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