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Shelton municipal court reports high treatment-court success, rising caseloads and budget pressures
Summary
Judge Greer told the council the municipal court's treatment court has low recidivism and strong graduation outcomes but the court faces budget and indigent-defense pressures; court staff also highlighted community-service savings and increased calendars in 2025.
Judge Greer, presiding judge of the Shelton municipal court, briefed the City Council on Aug. 19 about caseload trends, the court's treatment-court operations and budget pressures, telling the council the program has produced notable reductions in reoffending but faces funding and staffing constraints.
"We see most people who come through that door in my right are first-time offenders or maybe second-time offenders," Judge Greer said, adding that the court treats defendants respectfully and aims to reduce repeat criminal behavior. He told the council the court handled about 4,020 hearings in 2024 and cited a roughly 20% increase in the court's Wednesday calendars in 2025 compared with last year.
Greer described the court's treatment court, which launched in 2022, as a team-based program that…
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