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Local judges and staff report recovery court gains, cite housing and police partnership as keys
Summary
Lewis County officials and program staff said the county’s drug and family recovery courts have rebounded to pre-pandemic participant levels and credited a program house and police compliance officers for improved outcomes; a participant gave a personal testimony of recovery.
The Lewis County Board of Commissioners on May 5 heard a detailed update on its drug court and family recovery court programs, including participant outcomes and plans to expand a mental health docket.
The presentation, led by a court presenter and followed by Drug Court Manager Stephanie Miller, emphasized that the programs now serve 41 participants and that 85% of new participants start in a program house that provides stable, supervised housing. "We have a house where 85% of our participants start off," the presenter said, adding that the stability helps participants avoid triggers and engage in…
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