| Item Title: | 384th Adult Drug Court CJD Grant Award |
| Submitted By: | Magdalena Morales-Aina, Director, Community Supervision and Corrections (915) 546-8120 |
| Subject: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to accept the grant award from the Office of the Governor Criminal Justice Division to the 384th Adult Drug Court Program from September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020 in the amount of $182,988. No County match is required. (Contract No. 2019-0667) |
| Background: | The 384th Adult Drug Court Treatment Program is a cross-system collaboration approach which utilizes a specialized team process for the purpose of reducing recidivism and substance abuse among nonviolent offenders. The program provides an alternative correctional approach for reducing recidivism for offenders suffering from substance abuse or Co-occurring Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Disorders (COPSD). The drug court treatment program promotes recovery through a coordinated team response to offenders through service coordination and continuity of care. |
| Fiscal Impact: | Grant Award - $182,988
Match - None
An account will be set up at the time the grant is awarded and approved by Commissioners Court. |
| Recommendation: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to accept the grant award from the Office of the Governor Criminal Justice Division to the 384th Adult Drug Court Program from September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020 in the amount of $182,988. No County match is required. (Contract No. 2019-0667) |
| Prior Action: | 2018-0658; 10/15/2018 item #11; $182,988
2017-0618; 10/2/207 item #7/ $182,988 |
| Strategic Plan: | .. |
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