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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Grantee: Circuit Court of Cook County
Grantor: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: To fund the operations of two of the Circuit Court of Cook County’s specialty courts: the Access to Community Treatment Court (ACT) and the Adult Redeploy Illinois (ARI) HOPE Program. These courts seek to help certain low-level criminal defendants suffering from substance abuse problems from becoming repeat offenders and being incarcerated.
Grant Amount: $912,553.00
Grant Period: 7/1/2018-6/30/2019
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: NA
Concurrences:
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Summary: This grant would continue funding from the State of Illinois Adult Redeploy Illinois Program, through the Criminal Justice Information Authority, for the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Access to Community Treatment Court (ACT) Program. The grant would also provide transition funding for the Adult Redeploy Illinois (ARI) HOPE Program
The ACT Court is a drug court probation program that operates in the Circuit Court Criminal Division. Its goal is to help certain nonviolent, felony criminal offenders suffering from substance abuse problems from becoming repeat offenders and incarceration. The program links participants with behavioral health, vocational, and educational treatment services from community-based sources. The court closely monitors participants’ compliance with program protocols and provides encouragement for success through a range of rewards and sanctions. Incarceration is used as a last resort and for short periods.
The grant will fund treatment and toxicology services for participants not covered by Medicaid health insurance. Funds will also be used for court staff salaries and payroll fringe benefits, program evaluation, training, supplies and county indirect costs.
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