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Municipal court seeks continued funding for certified treatment court, outreach programs and electronic monitoring
Summary
Judge outlined certified DWI/drug court, outreach and first-offender programs and said the court hired a court program director; the FY26 budget includes funding for treatment providers, electronic monitoring and courtroom technology updates.
The Santa Fe Municipal Court judge told the City of Santa Fe Finance Committee that the court’s DWI/drug treatment court recently received certification from the Administrative Office of the Courts and the FY26 budget requests funds to continue treatment, outreach and technology needed for remote access and security.
“To be a certified municipal court treatment court — the only one in the state of New Mexico — we are now all program participants,” the judge said, citing partnerships with the Santa Fe Police Department, the public defender’s office and the city prosecutor. The court contracts with Mesa Vista…
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