The cowley county drug court proposes a post-adjudication adult drug court project

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $994,854 Treatment Court Discretionary Grant (CFDA 16.585) to the County of Cowley, Kansas to establish a post-adjudication adult drug court program. The project aims to hire a full-time drug court coordinator, expand the drug testing panel, increase access to moral reconation therapies, implement partnerships for medication-assisted treatment services, add a testing site, institute an alumni group, and implement remote electronic monitoring. Over the 4-year project period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028, the program will serve approximately 160 high-risk, high-need adult non-violent felony offenders with substance use disorders.

Goals include hiring a full-time drug court coordinator, expanding the current drug testing panel, increasing access to moral reconation therapies, implementing partnerships for medication-assisted treatment services, adding a testing site, instating an alumni group, and repath for monitoring. Over four years, 160 individuals will receive services. The length of the program averages 18 months (14-24 months). The target population is adult non-violent felony offenders who are assessed to be high-risk and high-need with substance use disorder at sentencing. All three medication-assisted treatment services (methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone) are utilized.