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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Circuit Court of Cook County, Office of the Chief Judge
Grantee: Circuit Court of Cook County
Grantor: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: The Circuit Court Criminal Division's Adult Redeploy Illinois, Access to Community Treatment (ACT) Court seeks to help certain low-level criminal defendants suffering from substance abuse problems from becoming repeat offenders and being incarcerated. The ACT Court achieves this goal by linking participants with behavioral health, vocational, and educational treatment services from community-based sources.
Grant Amount: $915,100.00
Grant Period: 7/1/2015 - 6/30/2016
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: The Circuit Court Criminal Division's Adult Redeploy Illinois, Access to Community Treatment (ACT) Court seeks to help certain low-level criminal defendants suffering from substance abuse problems from becoming repeat offenders and being incarcerated. The ACT Court achieves this goal by linking participants with behavioral health, vocational, and educational treatment services from community-based sources. Compliance with program protocols is monitored closely and encouraged through a range of rewards and sanctions, utilizing incarceration as a last resort and for short periods. As of 3/31/2015, 106 participants have been admitted into the program. The grant will fund treatment services not covered by Medicaid health insurance. Funds will also be used for court staff, professional services, and supplies. The program has achieved a retention rate of 79 percent, well above the rate of drug courts nationally.end