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Community Corrections reports improvements in recovery court outcomes and seeks approval for year-end reports
Summary
Megan Lewis presented juvenile and adult services year-end reports, recovery court graduation data and grant reimbursements; the board approved KDOC year-end outcomes and a $30,000 opioid-settlement grant agreement from Manhattan for recovery court.
Megan Lewis of Community Corrections presented monthly and year-end reports to the commissioners. For June juvenile intake, Lewis reported 21 intakes: 19 released to a parent/guardian, one to a relative and one to detention. She presented recovery court program outcomes from the grant period (Feb. 2022–Mar. 2026), summarizing 70 participants, 69 reported graduates and an average of 446 days of sobriety at graduation; Lewis highlighted improvements in drug-test positives from program entry to graduation.
Lewis also summarized grant activity: the BJA grant closeout and a reimbursement request of $13,911.49 submitted (and other pending reimbursements referenced in the transcript). She reported that the City of Manhattan approved $30,000 in opioid-settlement funds for the recovery court for calendar year 2027 and asked the board to approve a 2027 grant agreement. Commissioners voted to approve both the KDOC year-end reports for juvenile and adult services and the 2027 grant agreement with the City of Manhattan.
Lewis emphasized program successes, graduation outcomes and continued reliance on mixed funding sources to sustain services.
