Kankakee County

Kankakee County Drug Court - as an Adult Problem-solving Court, This Evidence-based Court Provides Kankakee County, Illinois Defendants With Accountability, Structure, and Distributive Justice. Assessed and Diagnosed With a Substance Abuse And/or Co-occurring Disorder, Participants Are at High Risk for Recidivism. They Progress Through a Four-phase Structured (700 Day) Residential, Outpatient, Medically Assisted And/or Aftercare Treatment Continuum, Enhanced by Case Management, Self-help, and Support. the Overarching Goal Is to Intervene in the Drug/crime Cycle as Early as Possible While Minimizing Recidivism. Serving a Minimum of 40 People Annually, Drug Court’s Five 2023-2028 Goals Focus on Reducing Drug Use in First 100 Days From 81% to 25%, Decreasing Missed Toxicology Testing From 56% to 35%, Improve Low Employment at Entry of 12% to 50% by Phase Ii, Enhancing Structure to Decrease Early Disciplinary Exits From 49% to 30% and Rewarding Achievements, Specifically Volunteerism, Task Accomplishments, Skill Development and Treatment. Located in Northeastern Illinois, Kankakee County Is a 677 Square Mile Area With a 110,024 Population (70% Caucasian, 15% Black, and 11% Hispanic), a 50/50 Male/female Split and English/spanish as the Primary/secondary Language. the County Median Income Is $61,664 (u.s. Census, 2022) With a Poverty Rate of 14.4%. in 2019-2022, 54% (79/146) of Kankakee County Drug Court (KCDC) Participants Resided in the City of Kankakee Where Poverty Was Double (28.6) the County Rate. as a Primarily Rural County, the Landscape Serves Haven to Narcotics Dealers, Users and Is Increasingly Drawing Addicts From Neighboring Indiana and the Chicago-metropolitan Area.