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HAMILTON COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT
CHANGE COURT DOCKET
 

 
 
 
 
 

A Specialized Court Serving the Needs of Those Charged
with Prostitution and Related Offenses and Victims of Sex
Trafficking
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Presiding:
The Honorable Judge
Heather S. Russell
 
 
 

  

What is CHANGE Court?
 

1.

CHANGE Court is a judge-supervised treatment program for those charged
with prostitution and related offenses in Hamilton County.
2. CHANGE Court is voluntary and includes regular court appearances before the CHANGE Court Judge.
3. You will work with a team of professionals to improve your life and work on skills to successfully stay
out of the criminal justice system.

 

CHANGE stands for:
Changing
Habits
And setting
New
Goals is
Empowering.

What CHANGE Court Looks Like-

 

Joining CHANGE Court means that you want to improve your life by working closely with
the CHANGE Court Team to achieve your goals and stay out of jail. There are four phases in CHANGE Court:

1. Orientation
 
 
 

 
 

2. Compliance and Stabilization
3. Growth and Development
4. Community Reintegration

 

   

Eligibility Criteria
 

Current misdemeanor charges of prostitution or solicitation, along with related offenses,
or a new misdemeanor arrest with a history of prostitution or solicitation.
Must be a resident of Ohio at time of residential treatment
Must be competent

 

Must have the cognitive ability to understand and voluntarily participate in CHANGE Court
Must be appropriate for intensive supervision probation and case management services and
treatment
Participants may be eligible for expungement after successful completion of the program.
(Final decision rests with the Prosecutor.)

 Our Treatment
Team
 

First Step Home for Women with Children Provides in-patient and/or intensive outpatient treatment to participants
diagnosed with substance abuse and/ or mental illness.

 

The Crossroads Center/ Chaney Allen
Provides in-patient and/or intensive outpatient treatment for participants diagnosed with substance abuse and/ or mental illness.

 
 
 

Off the Streets
Provides in-patient and/or intensive outpatient treatment in a peer run, residential facility.

 

Center for Addiction
Treatment
Provides residential medical detox
and a 28-day residential program post detox.

 

Talbert House/Rewards
Jail Intervention
A jail-based treatment program addressing substance abuse and behavioral issues.

 

Salvation Army/End Slavery Cincinnati Coalition
Provides case management services such as: bus passes, transportation, filling of prescriptions, supplying clothes and personal items,
and a 24/7 hotline.

 
 
 

 Why Should I CHANGE?
 

Participants of CHANGE Court have come from all walks of life. However, most found their way
into the grips of drug
addiction, leading them to turn to prostitution. Many are homeless, unemployed, and not receiving medical or mental
health care upon their entrance to CHANGE Court.

 

 

CHANGE Court can help you achieve:
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Job Prospects

 

 

 

Behavioral  & 
Mental health 
     services        

 

 

 

 

 

    Educational 
 
 

 

 

opportunities 

 
 
 
 

   Increased 
  self‐esteem 

    Family 
reconnection 

Lifetime  of 
    sobriety 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

     Trauma 
     services 

Independent 
       living 

Medical 
services 

  
 
 

If you’re ready to make a change or if you’d like
to make a self-referral, call
Beth, CHANGE Court Coordinator,
at (513) 768-6906 or (513) 702-2897

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

“Change court has truly
Saved my life. I am forever
Grateful. I could never have
done this without your help.
You are a true blessing.”