Other Adjudication/Courts

Alyssa Harold, Wellness Court Specialist at TLPI, emailed Catherine Retana, Tribal Law Specialist at TLPI on 3/22/2024 about a TTA request from Chippewa Cree. They brought up that they are struggling with their reentry program because the state and federal governments will not sign an MOU agreement. They would like ideas and support for that process! Catherine Retana shared our Tribal State Collaboration Series publication and the HTWC Intergovernmental Collaborations. This could be a potential topic for tribal state court forums as well if there is an active forum in their state.

Alyssa Harold, Wellness Court Specialist at TLPI, emailed Catherine Retana, Tribal Law Specialist at TLPI on 7/15/2024 about a TTA request from Little Traverse Bay Band in response to the October 2023 Supreme Court Memorandum on PSC Transfers indicating that state courts are no longer able to do shared supervision for treatment court cases, and jurisdiction must be fully transferred. The memo made no reference to Tribal Nations.

Reviewed site questions, discussions about the site screening process/requirements, and discussion about the BJA webinar in April

Reviewed site questions, discussions about the site screening process/requirements, and discussion about the BJA webinar in April

Wellness Court Specialist Alyssa Harrold joined All Rise's Community Supervision Training in Okalhoma City, Oklahoma. Two of the three tribes in attendance were current grantees: Trinidad Rancheria (FY22 Adult Treatment Court grantee) and Yavapai Apache (FY23 Adults Treatment Court grantee).

Wellness Court Specialist Angie Juárez-Monger provided grantee outreach and support to the Southern Ute Tribe (FY23 Adult Treatment Court grantee) this reporting period: budgetary assistance for gaining budget clearance; sharing of trauma-informed training opportunity as well as Family Wellness Court funding information; support for task timeline activity to assist with grant deliverables, including Transitional Aged Youth (TAY) opportunity forthcoming; programmatic success or challenges; and recommendation for WC Alumni for Success Stories webinar.

"TLPI presented at the 2024 Arizona Association of Drug Court Professionals Treatment Court Conference. Wellness Court Specialists Kristina Pacheco, Angie Juarez-Monger, and Alyssa Harrold; along with Consultants Joseph Flies Away, Matthew Lesky, and Jenny Walter presented six presentations and collaborated in one pre-conference session:
Pre-Conference Session: Trauma-Informed Practices in the Criminal Justice System;
Working with Native Americans in Treatment Courts;
Joint Jurisdiction Courts 101: An Overview