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Recovery court leaders urge county funding as federal start-up grant nears end
Summary
Riley County recovery court leaders, including Judge Linda Lewis and community corrections director Megan Lewis, asked commissioners to support funding after an initial grant ends Sept. 30. Staff estimated a maximum 15‑month funding need of $247,378.42 and said the program reduces recidivism, restores families and saves incarceration costs; the
Judge Linda Lewis and Riley County recovery-court partners asked commissioners May 29 to consider local funding for the county’s recovery court after start-up grant funding is scheduled to end Sept. 30.
Judge Lewis described the program’s goals and partners, saying it “saves taxpayer dollars, and it restores lives,” and noted the court’s emphasis on intensive supervision and recovery supports for high-risk, high-need participants. She told the commission the court had graduated participants who achieved long stretches of continuous sobriety and that research shows graduates are less likely to reoffend.
Megan Lewis, director of Community Corrections, told commissioners the current grant funding ends Sept. 30 and that program…
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