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Chief district judge thanks Dare County for recovery court funding, urges expansion across judicial district
Summary
Judge Robert Trevatte spoke during public comment to thank Dare County for five years of support for its adult treatment/recovery court, summarized national evidence showing reduced recidivism, and asked commissioners to help persuade neighboring counties to adopt similar programs.
Chief District Court Judge Robert Trevatte used public comment at the Dare County Board of CommissionersJune 9 meeting to thank the board for five years of local support for the countyrecovery (adult treatment) court and to describe plans to expand similar courts across the first judicial district.
Trevatte told commissioners the recovery court reduces recidivism and saves money. "When we take those people and we put them in jail," he said, "that increases the likelihood of them coming back into the system. Recovery courts take that recidivism rate and knock it down by over 25 percent. That's what the…
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