AWARD RECIPIENT:

Fifteenth Judicial District, Wilson County
Lebanon, TN

AWARD AMOUNT:

$500,000*

PURPOSE: The Fifteenth Judicial District Drug Court Program will use grant funds to implement a rural drug court to treat nonviolent, substance-abusing, male and female adult felony offenders whose cases originate in Jackson, Macon, Smith, Trousdale, and Wilson Counties. The drug court will serve between 165 and 225 clients in a 6 to 18-month, post-plea program over a 3-year period. Program services will include early, continuous, and intensive judicially- supervised treatment, mandatory drug testing, graduated sanctions, incentives, and other rehabilitative services such as education, primary health care, housing, employment, and aftercare. The Fifteenth Judicial District Drug Court will reduce substance abuse, commitments to jail and court overcrowding, and recidivism. The drug court will use a management information system to collect and and maintain data for operational and evaluation purposes. An independent evaluator will conduct a process and outcome evaluation to gauge program effectiveness and determine whether the program is meeting its goals and objectives. The Fifteenth Judicial District Drug Court Program will coordinate with local and state organizations such as Centerstone Community Mental Health Clinic, the Department of Human Services, religious organizations, Buffalo Valley, Inc., and the State Department of Vocational Rehabilitation.

LOCAL CONTACT:

Jeff E. Dickson, Buffalo Valley Services Coordinator
Buffalo Valley, Inc.
P.O. Box 879
Hohenwald, TN 38462
931/796-4256

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS CONTACT:

Linda Mansour
202/616-3534

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