West
Virginia

Supreme
Court of
Appeals of
West
Virginia

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The West Virginia Adult Drug Court (ADC)
Program is a cooperative effort of the criminal
justice, social service, substance abuse treatment, and law enforcement systems.

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The ADCs are established in accordance with
The West Virginia Drug Offender Accountability and Treatment Act (§62-15-1, et seq.) and are
designed and operated consistent with the Ten
Key Components of Drug Courts and operate
under policies and procedures established in
consultation with the WV Supreme Court of Appeals.

Division of
Probation
Services
Michael B.
Lacy
Director

Lora J.
Maynard

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All ADCs use evidence-based treatment approaches and assessments and are to be evaluated annually.

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Referrals to ADC can be made by judicial officials, law enforcement, probation officers, prosecutors, and defense counsel. The final acceptance of participants into ADC must be approved by the Prosecutor and the Drug Court
Judge.

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The program is structured in three phases. The
minimum program length is one (1) year. Drug
Courts may include pre-adjudication or postadjudication participation.

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Program components include: intensive supervision, frequent, random, and observed drug testing, meetings between participants and their probation officer, counseling sessions for participants, court appearances for participants, and
community service.

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The program seeks to achieve a reduction in recidivism and substance abuse among offenders
and to increase the likelihood of successful rehabilitation through early, continuous, and intense
treatment; mandatory periodic drug testing;
community supervision; appropriate sanctions
and incentives; and other rehabilitation services,
all of which is supervised by a judicial officer.

Deputy
Director
for Drug
Courts

Robert L.
McKinney, II
Counsel

Timothy P.
Hanna
Development
and Training
Specialist

Sean
Noland
QA and Field
Support
Coordinator

ADULT DRUG
COURTS

2016

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Cost savings for the criminal justice system stem
from reduced re-arrests, law enforcement contacts, court hearings, and use of jails or prisons.
Other cost savings for the State result from reduced decreased use of residential treatment centers.

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For FY 2012-2013, the average annual cost per
drug court participant was $7,100.00 as compared to $18,250 in jail or $24,000 in prison.
These costs include intensive supervision, treatment, case management, and drug testing.

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As of December 20, 2016, 1098 participants have
successfully graduated from West Virginia’s
ADCs, which have historically held a graduation
rate of 52%. The recidivism rate for graduates
over the past two years is 9.4% (r ecidivism is
defined as any subsequent arrest for a serious
offense (carrying a sentence of at least one year)
resulting in the filing of a charge). One year
post graduation recidivism rate is only 1.88%.
This is in contrast to nearly an 80% recidivism
rate for incarcerated drug offending individuals.

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On December 20, 2016, there were twenty eight
(28) operating ADC programs comprising thirty
four (34) individual courts covering forty-six
(46) counties: Berkeley, Boone, Brooke, Cabell,
Calhoun, Doddridge, Fayette, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Marion,
Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo,
Monongalia, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Ohio,
Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Putnam, Raleigh, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wetzel, Wirt,
Wood, and Wyoming counties.

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National reports support the effectiveness of
ADCs that adhere to best practices and evidencebased practices from the fields of substance abuse
treatment and counseling.

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There were 474 active clients in the ADCs as of
December 20, 2016.