Law & Justice Council hears Capstone dashboard interest, supported-release stats and MAT rollout plan

The Spokane Regional Law & Justice Council received several updates on data tools and program outcomes, including interest from judicial and prosecutorial partners in a public-facing Capstone dashboard, pretrial services statistics, and a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) rollout.

Speaker 1 said dashboards are drawing attention from judge(s) and the prosecutor’s office and that adding district court and other modules is a goal. “The dashboards are drawing a lot of interest...people that are interested in those kinds of things could go to our dashboard to take a look at them,” Speaker 1 said.

Speaker 6 (pretrial services) reported that from March to December, the supported-release relaunch enrolled “about right around 500 people” and that a large share of participants are engaged and not reoffending: “92%...are engaged in the program or coming back to court. 97% of them are staying out of trouble,” Speaker 6 said. Speaker 6 also noted the launch of help desks at the courthouse and the Public Safety Building to help people find courtrooms and obtain bus passes.

On treatment services, Speaker 1 said a provider has been identified to provide MAT and billing support; Eric Green was named as advancing that effort. The group discussed a likely March start for the MAT cohort (noted as cohort 3), contingent on continued funding.

Council members flagged a separate funding-related development: Speaker 2 said the domestic-violence therapeutic court was ended after the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) cut state funding, and members reported negative outcomes after participants were moved back to the regular track.

What happens next: the council asked presenters to share dashboard links and the statewide jail modernization report when available, and requested outcome data and risk-assessment materials to follow the programs’ progress.