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Koochiching County treatment court team and graduates describe two-decade program, point to lower recidivism
Summary
At the Jan. 28 Koochiching County Board meeting, Judge Shimon and treatment court staff reviewed the drug- and treatment-court model, presented local outcomes and introduced graduates who described personal recovery and employment gains.
Judge Shimon, who runs Koochiching County's treatment court, presented an overview of the program and its local outcomes at the county board meeting on Jan. 28, 2024, and introduced members of the treatment court team and program graduates.
Shimon said the court was founded in 2005 and this year will mark its 20th anniversary. He called the work "very important" and said, "running a treatment court is the best part of my job by far." He described the court as a five-phase, team-based program that combines high-intensity supervision, clinical care and wraparound services from…
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