Adult Treatment Court
Mission
Under Judicial supervision, the mission of the Calvert County Adult Treatment Court is to enhance the well-being and safety of the community through heightened treatment and supervision of substance abusing offenders, providing comprehensive services with the goal of breaking the cycle of abuse.
Program Goals
- Help offenders achieve sobriety and become productive citizens
- Provide the judicial process an alternative to incarceration
- Reduce crime and recidivism
Drug Court Team
- Treatment Court Judge
- Treatment Court Coordinator
- Treatment Court Case Manager
- Representative from the State's Attorney's Office
- Representative from the Public Defender's Office
- Representative from the Division of Parole and Probation
- Representative(s) from the Calvert County Health Department
- Representative(s) from Calvert Substance Abuse Services
Eligibility Criteria
A. Offense and Offender Qualifiers
1. Calvert County residents who are 18 years of age or older;B. Offense and Offender Disqualifiers
2. Nonviolent offender with substantial jail exposure; and
3. Diagnosis of substance dependency.
Conviction for:An attempt to commit any of the crimes listed above.
CDS distribution for profit, arson, assault - first degree, kidnapping, manslaughter, homicide, rape in any degree, robbery, robbery with a dangerous weapon, carjacking, armed carjacking, sexual offense in any degree, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony or other crime of violence, child abuse in the first or second degree, sexual abuse of a minor continuing course of conduct with minor, child pornography - possession or distribution.
Program Phases
The Program consists of four phases of case management. There is a gradual decrease in the level of treatment services and supervision as the participant progresses in recovery. The participant must complete all the requirements of a phase of treatment before being eligible to progress to the next phase or graduation. The minimum time needed to complete the program is 540 days
Phase 1 is a 16 week period that provides the participant with the structure needed to begin building a solid foundation of success. The requirements are:
- Keep ALL scheduled appointments;
- Submit to drug/alcohol testing minimum 2 times per week;
- Attend treatment as outlined in the individual plan;
- Attend weekly meeting with the case manager as outlined in the individual plan;
- Comply with Probation requirements;
- Appear in Court as scheduled;
- Achieve 30 days consecutive clean time before moving into the next phase;
- Keep ALL scheduled appointments;
- Submit to drug/alcohol testing minimum 1 times per week;
- Use best efforts to maintain/obtain stable, sober housing;
- Maintain/obtain or actively seek employment and/or school;
- Attend meetings with case manager as scheduled;
- Comply with Probation requirements;
- Appear in Court as scheduled;
- Achieve 60 days consecutive clean time before moving into the next phase;
- Keep ALL scheduled appointments;
- Submit to random drug/alcohol testing;
- Use best efforts to maintain/obtain stable, sober housing;
- Progress toward completion of case management plan;
- Comply with Probation requirements;
- Appear in Court as scheduled;
- Pay applicable fines and fees according to ability to pay;
- Achieve 120 days consecutive clean time before moving into the next phase;
- Keep ALL scheduled appointments;
- Submit to random drug/alcohol testing;
- Use best efforts to maintain/obtain stable, sober housing;
- Maintain employment and/or school;
- Comply with Probation requirements;
- Appear in Court as scheduled;
- Complete all aftercare requirements;
- Pay applicable fines and fees;
- Achieve 180 days consecutive clean time before graduation
Contact Us
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Program Coordinator
Tina Blackistone
410-535-1600 ext. 8821
Senior Case Manager
Danielle McIntosh
410-535-1600 ext. 8822
Case Manager
Shawn Reinhardt
410-535-1600 ext. 2317
Case Manager
Melanie Catinella
410-535-1600 ext. 2735