Proclamation recognizing May 2020 as Drug Court Month PROCLAIMING MAY 2020 AS
DRUG COURT MONTH
LEWIS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WHEREAS, this year marks the 16th anniversary of Lewis County's Drug Court program (and the
31st anniversary of treatment courts nationwide); and
WHEREAS, more than 212 local residents have graduated from Lewis County Drug Court since
2005; and
WHEREAS, 85 percent of Lewis County's Drug Court graduates are not convicted of new crimes
after completing the program; and
WHEREAS, the nation's 3,000-plus drug courts have served more than 1.5 million individuals and
save up to$27 for each dollar invested, producing an average savings of roughly $6,000 per
individual served; and
WHEREAS, drug courts are recognized as the most successful criminal justice intervention in U.S.
history, reducing crime and significantly improving the outcomes of substance-abuse treatment at
far less expense than any other criminal justice strategy; and
WHEREAS, drug courts help promote education, increase employment, boost housing and financial
stability, promote family reunification, reduce the number of foster home placements, and
improve statistics related to addicted expectant mothers; and
WHEREAS, drug courts facilitate communitywide partnerships, bringing public safety and public
health professionals together in the fight against addiction and crime; and
WHEREAS, drug courts demonstrate that when one person rises out of addiction and crime, we all
rise;
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that May 2020 is hereby proclaimed Drug Court Month in
Lewis County.
Done this 11th day of May, 2020.
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PROCLAIMING MAY 2020 ASC 0
DRUG COURT MONTH
LEWIS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WHEREAS, this year marks the 16th anniversary of Lewis County's Drug Court program (and the
31st anniversary of treatment courts nationwide); and
WHEREAS, more than 212 local residents have graduated from Lewis County Drug Court since
2005; and
WHEREAS, 85 percent of Lewis County's Drug Court graduates are not convicted of new crimes
after completing the program; and
WHEREAS,the nation's 3,000-plus drug courts have served more than 1.5 million individuals and
save up to $27 for each dollar invested, producing an average savings of roughly$6,000 per
individual served; and
WHEREAS, drug courts are recognized as the most successful criminal justice intervention in U.S.
history, reducing crime and significantly improving the outcomes of substance-abuse treatment at
far less expense than any other criminal justice strategy; and
WHEREAS, drug courts help promote education, increase employment, boost housing and financial
stability, promote family reunification, reduce the number of foster home placements, and
improve statistics related to addicted expectant mothers; and
WHEREAS, drug courts facilitate communitywide partnerships, bringing public safety and public
health professionals together in the fight against addiction and crime; and
WHEREAS, drug courts demonstrate that when one person rises out of addiction and crime, we all
rise;
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that May 2020 is hereby proclaimed Drug Court Month in
Lewis County.
Done this 11th day of May, 2020.
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