AWARD RECIPIENT:

New York State Unified Court System - Oneida County
Utica, NY

AWARD AMOUNT:

$170,145*

PURPOSE: The Utica Drug Court will use grant funds to implement an adult drug court in an urban jurisdiction. The court will serve 100 to 150 misdemeanor nonviolent, substance-abusing offenders annually. The program will last approximately 12 to 18 months, and it will operate based on a post-adjudication model. The program will provide intensive judicial supervision, sanctions and incentives, mandatory drug testing, and aftercare services through the use of a 4-phase structure. The goals of the program are to promote public safety, save tax dollars, reduce drug use and recidivism, restore faith in the criminal justice system, and return addicts to the community as productive members of society. The court has established relationships with the NYS Unified Court System, various local substance abuse treatment providers, the Utica Transit Authority, Oneida County Department of Social Services, Utica Community Action, Oneida-Madison Board of Cooperative Education Services, Oneida County Department of Health, McDonald's Corporation, NAACP, members of the African American faith community, Refugee Center, and Oneida County Bar Association. The court will conduct process and outcome evaluations, which will evaluate the court's operations and impact on the surrounding community. The court will utilize the NYS Universal Treatment Application, which allows the court to maintain a uniform database throughout the state, while allowing flexibility to suit the needs of the local court.

LOCAL CONTACT:

Michael Magnani
New York State Unified Court System
25 Beaver Street, 11^th Floor
New York, NY 10004
212/428-2109

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS CONTACT:

Linda Mansour
202/616-3534

* This is a tentative award amount pending final budget review.