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Casper municipal judges describe diversion program that cuts fines for treatment; council agrees to bring formal MOU for approval
Summary
Judges, city prosecutors and Central Wyoming Counseling Center staff described an adult mental‑health diversion program that offers credit on fines for treatment participation. Council asked staff to bring a formal memorandum of understanding (MOU) for approval and discussed a possible public signing with the Wyoming Supreme Court.
Casper Municipal Court judges and city and treatment partners briefed the City Council on a locally implemented mental‑health diversion program that lets eligible defendants receive credit on fines for documented participation in treatment.
Judge (name not specified), joined by Judge Gillespie and court staff, described the program as voluntary and focused on low‑level, nonviolent offenses related to substance use and mental health. The judges said the court can sentence defendants and then give credit for treatment—"we're giving them credit on a monthly basis if they submit proof to the court that they are actively engaged in some kind of treatment or counseling," one…
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