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Fremont County juvenile services and tribal court urge investment in local prevention and treatment
Summary
Juvenile-justice leaders from Fremont County and Northern Arapaho Department of Family Services described high volumes of youth drug-and-alcohol cases, limited in‑county treatment/detention capacity and the need for family‑focused, culturally grounded prevention and local facilities to avoid sending children far from home.
County and tribal juvenile‑justice officials told the Select Committee on Tribal Relations that drug‑ and alcohol‑related offenses account for a majority of juvenile citations and that local systems lack detention, treatment, and preventive programming to meet needs.
Hattie Calvert, assistant director of juvenile justice services for Fremont County, said youth services processed 258 misdemeanor citations in 2025, of which 147 were drug‑and‑alcohol citations, including five juvenile DUIs. Calvert described a…
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