Fax: 888-789-3193
Presiding Judge: The Honorable Mark
Monson
P.O.
Box 896
Lewiston,
ID 83501
Phone:
208-799-3050
Fax:
888-789-3193
Drug Court
Schedule:
Staffing:
1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 3:00pm
Court:
1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 4:00pm
Location:
1230 Main Street, Courtroom 1
Zoom
Information:
Meeting ID: 946 7492 4116
Passcode: 413196
Phase
1-3: Attends court on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the
month
Phase
4-5: Attends court on the 3rd Tuesdays 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: Changepoint 1005 Main Street, Lewiston
Time
of Testing: 2:00-4:30pm
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
Mark Monson
·
Prosecutor:
Kali Jo Parker
·
Public
Defender: Nick Smiley
·
Treatment
Providers: Riverside Recovery
·
Idaho
Department of Corrections Probation & Parole: Shane Quinn
Treatment:
Nez
Perce County Drug Court currently partners with Riverside Recovery. Their office is
located at 1720 18th Street, Lewiston Idaho, and the Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) located at 1118 F. Street, Lewiston, Idaho. Upon initial application to Drug
Court, the participant will meet with one of the counselors at Riverside Recovery or DHW for a mental health evaluation.. 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 LisaM@co.nezperce.id.us.
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 Form - 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 (juvenile
or adult)
·
Charges
must be related to substance use
·
DUI
Offenses do not count
·
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 Changepoint
for a Substance Use Evaluation. After all of these appointments are completed,
the defendant’s case will be presented to the Nez Perce 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 - Treatment Court Referral Form - 6/2023