MEDIA ADVISORY: Problem-Solving Court Graduation and Celebration

WHAT:         

The Hall County Reentry Court is pleased to announce their March 2022 Problem-Solving Court graduation and celebration. We are proud to be able to honor the graduates through this demonstration of achievement, and we welcome you to be a part of this celebration.

WHO:            

Judge Andrew Butler, Host                    

WHEN:         

Thursday, March 10, 2022
9:30 a.m.

WHERE:      

Hall County District Court
Courtroom #1
111 W. 1^st Street
Grand Island, Nebraska

WHY:            

For problem-solving court graduates, the ceremony marks the completion of an intensive program of comprehensive behavioral health treatment, intensive community supervision, and full accountability. 

Problem-Solving courts are an alternate route through the criminal justice system for nonviolent drug-related offenders, utilizing a specialized team process within the existing court structure. The courts are designed to reduce recidivism and substance use among individuals with substance use disorders. The court’s goal is to protect public safety and increase the participant’s likelihood of successful rehabilitation by utilizing validated risk and need assessments, early and individualized behavioral health treatment, frequent and random chemical testing, incentives, sanctions, and other rehabilitative and ancillary services.

HOW:            

For interviews or additional information, please contact Angela Smith, Problem-Solving Court Coordinator, at (308) 379-5473 or at angela.smith@nebraska.gov.

This is a Reentry Court graduation. Nebraska Reentry Courts are designed for high-risk and high-need individuals reentering society from incarceration on a term of Post-Release Supervision.

For more information, visit the Problem-Solving Court webpage: https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/courts/problem-solving-courts.

Court media credentials preferred.