The 4th Judicial District Recovery Court for controlled substances and alcohol will celebrate the graduation of eight participants who recently successfully completed the court’s treatment program, according to a press release from the Colorado Judicial Branch.
The graduation will take place Thursday, Feb. 8 at 3:30 p.m. in the Jury Assembly Room at the Terry R. Harris Judicial Complex in Colorado Springs.
“We are honored and excited to celebrate the graduation of eight amazing individuals from the Recovery Court program,” said Magistrate Gregory Duncan in the press release. “Recovery Court is a rigorous problem-solving treatment court for those individuals who have made their way into the criminal justice system in large part due to substance use.”
According to the press release, the Recovery Court was initiated in January 2001 as the second drug problem-solving court in Colorado. To graduate, participants must commit to sustained abstinence from controlled substances and alcohol, satisfactorily participate in treatment, establish and complete educational and employment objectives established by the Recovery Court’s clinical team and appear for frequent performance reviews conducted by Duncan and the team.
“Over the past two or more years, each of these graduates have established and maintained sobriety, and become law-abiding, self-sufficient and productive members of our community,” Duncan said. “Through their tireless dedication to recovery, they have forever changed the lives of their children, family, and our community. I am so proud of our graduates and look forward to celebrating this milestone on their continued road to recovery.”
Noted in the release, the use of cameras during the ceremony must be approved in advance, and those being photographed must give consent prior to being photographed. You can email [email protected] or [email protected] to make requests.