REENTRY COURT PROGRAM

The Reentry Court Program  has been in existence since September 27, 2006.  This Program is a collaboration of the Court of Common Pleas General Division, the Adult Probation  Department and the Oriana House. The Program started with one Judge and has expanded to four Judges. The Reentry Court Judges are: Judge Lynne S. Callahan, Judge Judy Hunter, Judge Alison McCarty and Judge Elinore Marsh Stormer.

A Judge refers a client (offender) under consideration for Judicial Release to the Program.  The client is screened by a Probation Officer using the ORAS-SRT (Ohio Risk Assessment System - Supplement Reentry Tool).  If the client is granted Judicial Release by one of the Reentry Courts, that client is either released from custody or transferred to residential programming at Oriana House, depending on the ORAS-SRT risk level.

The Reentry Court Judge, a Court Liaison or Reentry Coordinator, and the Reentry Caseworkers serve as a team to assist clients through the course of the Program until their graduation.  The process from entry to graduation generally takes one year.

Clients make regular appearances in Court for status reviews or sanctions.  Sanctions can prolong a Client's placement in the Program.  Clients who sanction out of the Program are returned to prison to complete any remaining time left on their original sentence.

The Summit County Reentry Court Program has a success/retention rate of 69% and serves as a "model" under the Supreme Court of Ohio.

For more information regarding the Reentry Court Program of Summit County, contact Douglas Elliott, Supervisor, at 330-643-2058 or by email delliott@cpcourt.summitoh.net.