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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Ind. Courts - "Judge Trockman honored for Drug Court role"
From the Evansville Courier & Press today, Lydia X. McCoy reports today in a story that begins:
As an attorney, Vanderburgh Superior Court Judge Wayne Trockman felt like he was doing for others. But once he became a judge, he said he felt like he was doing things to people."There no chance of treatment in prison. I started doing some research and began learning that prison is the worst place to send an individual," he said. "There's two types of criminals: those that commit crimes that make you mad ... and the person that scares us, that we should fear."
After hearing and learning about research on recidivism rates and innovative programs, Trockman approached the Indiana Department of Correction with an idea: a re-entry court program that would allow nonviolent offenders to serve their sentences in the treatment facility of a prison instead of the general population.
One of the six Drug Court graduates, Ronnica Fravel, is congratulated by Judge Wayne Trockman during ceremonies on Tuesday.One of the six Drug Court graduates, Ronnica Fravel, is congratulated by Judge Wayne Trockman during ceremonies on Tuesday.
They accepted. The re-entry court was born and in July became the first to be certified in the state.
For his work with the re-entry court, Trockman has been honored as Judge of the Year by the Indiana Correctional Association.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 14, 2009 06:03 AM
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