Nez Perce County Veterans Treatment Court (Second Judicial District, Magistrate Judge Victoria Olds)

The court. The Second Judicial District's Veterans Treatment Diversion Court page: "The Nez Perce County Veterans Treatment Court serves veterans on felony or misdemeanor supervision who need intensive treatment and support. The program runs for a minimum of 17 months and includes review hearings, treatment, and increased supervision." "VTC is designed for high risk/high need offenders who are struggling on felony and/or misdemeanor supervision. VTC provides intensive outpatient treatment, domestic violence treatment, mental health counseling, increased supervision and by-monthly review hearings with the VTC Judge... upon graduation, veterans may receive a reduction in their sentence, dismissal, or avoid imposition of sentence and/or prison (rider)." "When did the program start: 2013." The district's policy manual records the sequence: the first treatment courts with ADC in Nez Perce, Latah and Clearwater in 2001, Nez Perce's mental health court in 2007 and its DUI court the same year, and "The most recent program is VTC that reviews and accepts cases throughout the District." Where and who. Presiding Judge Magistrate Victoria Olds, Nez Perce County Courthouse, P.O. Box 896, Lewiston, ID 83501 (208-799-3050, fax 888-789-3193); Court Coordinator Al Halsey, 509-552-5864 (referrals to [email protected]). Staffing meets the 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 3:00 p.m.; court session the 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. in Courtroom 3, 1230 Main Street, Lewiston (Zoom meeting ID 923 9677 1644, passcode 452440); drug testing at Riverside Recovery Center, 1720 18th Avenue, Lewiston, 2:00 to 4:15 p.m., with the UA line 484-357-1190. "Anyone may refer a person to the program"; the defendant completes mandatory evaluations before the team, coordinator, judge and prosecutor accept. The county's Prosecutor's Specialty Courts page carries the district programme's mission "to protect society by providing treatment alternatives to drug and alcohol addicted offenders that minimize the cost to the criminal justice system and the risk to the community." The authorizing statute is the Idaho Drug Court and Mental Health Court Act, section 19-5601, Idaho Code.