AWARD RECIPIENT:

Administrative Office of the Courts - Greenup and Lewis Counties
Frankfort, KY

AWARD AMOUNT:

$500,000*

PURPOSE: The Twentieth Judicial Drug Court will use grant funds to implement an adult drug court in a rural jurisdiction, which will serve 100 to 200 felony nonviolent, substance- abusing adult offenders annually. The program will last approximately 12 to18 months and 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 3-phase structure. The goals of the program are to reduce substance abuse and related criminal activity. The court has established relationships with local law enforcement agencies, local substance abuse treatment providers, the Adult Education and GED Career Center of Greenup, Greenup County Health Department, Helping Hands, Habitat for Humanity, and the Department of Public Advocacy. The court will conduct process and outcome evaluations, which will evaluate the court's operations and impact on the surrounding community. The court will use the Kentucky Drug Court Management Information System, which will allow the court to maintain a uniform database throughout the drug court.

LOCAL CONTACT:

The Honorable Lewis D. Nicholls
20^th Judicial Circuit
Courthouse Annex
101 Harrison Street
Greenup, KY 41144
606/473-7165

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS CONTACT:

Linda Mansour
202/616-3534

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