At its Nov. 20, 2025 meeting, the Dunn County Criminal Justice Collaborating Council reviewed the CJCC collaborative program annual recidivism report, which staff said is now in its fifth year and includes the medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program recently added to the packet.

Staff highlighted that the pre-charge diversion program (run from the district attorney’s office) shows high graduation and low re-offense rates: presenters reported about a 71% graduation rate and that 97% of participants had no new charge within one year (95% at three years; 93% at five years). Staff also summarized the Treatment Opportunity Program (post-charge): local completion ~60% versus a state average ~67%, with 83% having no new charges one year after completion. A 2025 state evaluation cited in staff remarks estimated roughly $8–$9 saved for every dollar invested in such programs.

The report described treatment court (high risk/high need) with a local completion rate of 51.5% and that 80% of graduates had no new convictions; family treatment court (since 2019) had a ~60% completion rate and 77% avoided reengagement with child-protective services post-graduation, though staff cautioned the sample sizes are small. Staff also summarized the jail MAT program (started 2022): 61 participants since 2022 and a 55% no-new-charges rate among participants; staff noted the program timeframe includes participants who later died of overdose, underscoring reentry risk.

Staff flagged some data-collection limits (inconsistent historical records and efforts to integrate law-enforcement records with Core Data) and asked members to review the full report at the December executive/operational meeting; one member requested a fuller discussion at the next quarterly meeting in February.

The CJCC did not take new policy action at the Nov. 20 meeting; staff requested time to bring more complete data and analysis for further discussion.