P.O. Box
8068
Moscow,
ID 83843
Phone: 208-883-2255, Fax:
208-883-2259
Contact Us:
Court Coordinator: Norman Embry Email: nembry@latahcountyid.gov
Phone: 208-254-0603, Fax: 888-789-3193
Felony Drug
Court Schedule:
Staffing:
2nd & 4th Thursdays at 3:00pm
Court Session: 2nd & 4th Thursdays at 4:00pm
Location: Latah County Courthouse, 522 S. Adams Street, Courtroom 1, Moscow, Idaho
Zoom
Information:
Meeting
ID: 951 8845 2985 Passcode:
647699
Phases 1-3: Attends court on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the
month
Phases 4-5: Attends court on the 4th Thursdays of the month
Drug
Testing:
Drug
court requires random and frequent testing on all participants who are in the
program. Testing occurs on a random basis on any days during the week, weekends
and holidays. Participants will call the UA line every single day according to
the procedure set by their program. All positive tests are sent in for
confirmation.
Location
of Testing: Weeks & Vietri 818 S. Washington Street
Time of
Testing: 10:30am-12:00pm
Phone
Number: 208-298-5217
Participants
may request to drug test at another location in District 2. Please reach out to
Coordinator for more information.
What is
Drug Court?: Drug Court is designed for high risk/high need offenders who are
struggling on felony supervision. Drug Court provides intensive outpatient
treatment, increased supervision and bi-monthly review hearings with the Drug
Court Judge. Drug Court is designed to keep offenders out of the prison system.
Drug Court follows evidence based practice in the design and implementation of
their programs. Participants are expected to follow program rules and
participate in treatment. The length of the program ranges between 17-24 months long followed by a period of
supervised probation of at least 6 months. Upon graduation, participants may
receive a reduction in sentence, dismissal or avoid imposition of sentence
and/or prison (riders). Participants are subject to sanctions and incentives
depending on their progress in the program.
When did
the program start?: 2001
Drug
Court Team Members:
·
Judge Megan
Marshall
·
Prosecutor: Bill
Thompson, Ashley Jennings
·
Public Defender:
Sandra Lockett, Deborah McCormick, Catherine Mabbutt
·
Treatment
Providers: Jason Williamson, Cathy Weeks, Heather Olsen
·
Idaho Department
of Corrections Probation & Parole: Dallin Warnick
Treatment:
Latah County Drug Court currently
partners with Weeks & Vietri. Their office is located at 818 S. Washington
Street, Moscow ID. Upon initial application to Drug Court, the participant will
meet with one of the counselors at Weeks & Veitri. Based upon the
assessment recommendations and acceptance to the program, the participant will
be assigned groups and an individual counselor. All participants must apply for
Medicaid.
How
to apply:
Anyone may refer a person to Drug Court.
Typically, a defendant’s attorney will refer their client to the program. If
you would like to refer your client to drug court, please review our
eligibility requirements first, then fill out the referral form below and
submit to nembry@latahcountyid.gov. If the defendant’s case is out of county, please
check with the coordinator first to see if they are accepting out of county
cases at that time.
REFERRAL - Latah County Treatment Court Referral Form - 6/2023
Eligibility:
·
Must be currently
charged with a felony offense related to substance use or a felony probation
violation related to substance use
·
LSI between 18-40
·
Identified
Substance Use Disorder (moderate-severe)
·
Cannot have pled,
found guilty, adjudicated or charged with a felony sex offense
·
Charges must be
related to substance use
·
Violent charges
are reviewed on a case by case basis
·
Pled guilty to charges
as agreed upon by the Prosecuting Attorney and the Defense Attorney
Screening:
After being referred to Drug Court, the
Coordinator will make contact with the defendant for a screening to further
determine eligibility. After completing the screening the defendant will meet
with a Probation Officer for an LSI Evaluation. Upon completing the LSI, the
defendant will meet with Weeks & Vietri for a Substance Use Evaluation.
After all of these appointments are completed, the defendant’s case will be
presented to the Latah County Drug Court Team during staffing. Determine of
Drug Court eligibility is completed within 4-8 weeks.
If the defendant is accepted:
1.
Defendant must
enter a guilty plea or plead guilty to their probation violations
2.
Defendant,
attorney, prosecutor, drug court judge will sign the contract (below) and file
with the drug court clerk
3.
Defendant,
attorney, prosecutor will sign the disposition agreement and file with the drug
court clerk
4.
All documents
must be completed at change of plea/sentencing/disposition, please complete the
contract below and file with the court.
If the defendant is denied, their case
is returned to their sentencing judge for further proceedings.
How
long does Drug Court last and what are the expectations?
Drug Court length is determined by the
participant’s progress, but is a minimum of 17 months and consists of:
·
Bi-Monthly Review
Hearings
·
Substance Use
Treatment (individual counseling and group counseling)
·
Intensive
community supervision (felony probation)
·
Referrals to
housing, education, vocational training, employment, specialized counseling
·
Random and
frequent drug testing
·
Rewards and sanctions
are used to change behaviors
·
Upon graduation-
6 months of supervised probation minimum
What
happens if a participant violates their contract or probation while in Drug
Court?
·
Verbal Warning
·
Paper
·
Curfew Reduction
·
Increased
Supervision
·
Community Service
·
GPS Monitoring
·
Jail
·
Termination
What
happens if a participant is terminated from Drug Court?
A participant may be terminated from the
program for failure to comply with their contract. The Drug Court team decides
whether or not to terminate a participant from the program. The Judge makes the
final determination in the case of terminating a participant from the program.
If the team decides to terminate, the participant’s probation officer will
submit a probation violation to the defendant’s original judge. The participant
will return before their original judge for a PV disposition hearing and sentencing.
What
happens if the participant graduates from the program?
Upon graduation, the participant will
return back to supervision under Felony Probation and Parole for a minimum of
six months. Once they have graduated from Drug Court, they are no longer in the
Drug Court program. Drug Court graduates may speak with their probation officer
and/or attorney if they would like to be released from supervision earlier.
Ultimately, the disposition agreement will dictate what occurs upon graduation
from Drug Court.
Drug
Court Documents:
Referral Form - Latah County Treatment Court Referral Form - 6/2023
Out of
County Transfer Documents
Expectations - Latah County program expectations 2022