[Tribal-drug-courts] MOU between tribal court and state partners

[BJ Jones]

We had some difficulties at Sisston-Wahpeton because 90% of the participants in our Wellness Court are state court referrals for felony drug and alcohol offenses and since the state court did not operate a drug court the former prosecutor argued to the state Judge that he should not refer tribal members to our court unless we also accepted non-Indians. We got around it when she got voted out of office. BJ Jones
On May 9, 2017, at 11:21 AM, Jennifer Stephens <jstephens at ctclusi.org> wrote:

> I am interested in how some of you have handled any resistance when developing MOU’s for tribal court Healing to Wellness referral with state and county partners.  A specific concern voiced was the appearance of giving different treatment to tribal members versus the general population.  I would appreciate any thoughts or experiences learned you are willing to share.
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> Thank you,
>  
> Jennifer A Stephens
> Case Manager/Resource Coordinator
> Healing to Wellness Court
> Confederated Tribes Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw Indians
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