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Presiding judge asks mayors to partner on treatment courts as drug, alcohol cases grow
Summary
Presiding Judge Lamorena told the Mayor’s Council of Guam on Feb. 5 that treatment-court capacity is far short of need and asked the mayors to help plan noncourt and court-linked treatment options; the council agreed to schedule a stakeholder meeting.
Presiding Judge Lamorena, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Guam, told the Mayor’s Council of Guam on Feb. 5 that the island’s treatment courts and community treatment capacity are overwhelmed and asked mayors to join a coordinated response.
Lamorena said the island has more people seeking treatment than the court-funded slots can handle and urged mayors to help identify community options that do not require prosecution. “We just have too few openings for too many people trying to get in,” Lamorena said at the council meeting.
Why it matters: the judge said treatment courts — a collaboration of the court, Guam Behavioral Health, local…
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