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Board proclaims May as Treatment Court Month, hears supporters cite cost savings and graduations
Summary
The board approved a proclamation recognizing Treatment Court Month in May and heard multiple supervisors and court staff highlight specialty courts' role in diversion, reported local cost savings per participant, and upcoming graduations.
The Coconino County Board of Supervisors on April 8 proclaimed May 2025 as Treatment Court Month and heard testimony from court staff and supervisors on the impact of specialty courts in the county.
Why it matters: County officials described treatment and specialty courts as an alternative to incarceration that both improves participant outcomes and saves public funds. Court staff provided figures for the board showing lower per-person costs for therapeutic court services compared with incarceration.
Court staff presentation and…
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