McLean County Drug Court Pipeline Slows Amid Pandemic : comp

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/ WGLT
The pandemic has slowed programs in McLean County that help keep people out of prison and the county jail.
Michael Donavan, the county's court services director, said recovery court and drug court usually offer intensive therapy and other services, but they are not seeing as much use right now.
"Referrals have been down this year because of COVID, over a 40% reduction in the referral rate. A lot of it has to do with the court cases that had stalled for a number of months," said Donovan.
Donovan recently told the county board's Health Committee that counseling and other programs offered to drug and recovery court participants also are not as robust right now because they are not happening, or are online because of the pandemic.

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