Marquette
County Treatment Court
The
Marquette
County Treatment Court
officially started on July
1, 2004.
Our team consists of the client;
Judge Girard; Mary Mantyla, Probation Officer; Jennifer Bennon, Court
Administrator/Evaluator; Gregg McGreggor, Defense Attorney; Jennifer Mazzuchi,
Prosecutor; Lori Johnson, Treatment Court Coordinator and Case Manager; and our
local Substance Abuse Treatment providers: Marquette General Hospital Health
System, Great Lakes Recovery Center and Bell Memorial Hospital.
Repeat
OUIL and OWI offenders have the option of voluntarily participating in this
program in lieu of up front jail time and the cost associated with being
incarcerated. People enter the
program by pleading guilty and opting to be sentenced into
Treatment
Court.
They will receive little or no jail time if they successfully complete the
program. If they quit, or demonstrate that they cannot comply with the criteria
to participate, the maximum sentence can be imposed.
A
person can expect to move through the phases of
Treatment
Court
within a year to twenty-two months, depending on their personal progress. Those
involved must complete treatment for their substance abuse problem, report to
their P.O. as required, do daily and random PBTs, meet with their case manager
once a week, attend at least two recovery meetings a week, attend four
consecutive weeks of the
Another Chance group, attend court review hearings every other week,
make steady payments toward their court costs and fines, find employment,
complete their G.E.D. if needed, participate in a Treatment Court support group,
and mentor other new participants as they begin the program.
Our
current program capacity is 25. This is subject to change as resources are more
available to us. Currently we are self sustaining. One component unique to our community is
the Another Chance group. This group
consists of three veteran members of A.A. that take our clients through the
first several steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and serve as a bridge between the
court and A.A. in the community.