Clearwater County Felony Drug Treatment Diversion Court
The Clearwater County Felony Drug Treatment Diversion Court is designed for high-risk, high-need participants who are struggling on felony supervision. The program runs for a minimum of 17 months and combines intensive outpatient treatment with increased supervision and review hearings.
This page covers the court’s schedule and location, the testing requirements and testing location, and the treatment providers and team members who support participants.
You will also find the eligibility requirements, the screening process, the referral form, and answers to frequently asked questions. Before acceptance, a defendant must complete the mandatory evaluations and be accepted by the team, coordinator, judge, and prosecutor.
Hon. Adam Green
Presiding Judge
PO Box 586
150 Michigan Ave
Orofino, ID. 83544
Phone: 208-476-5596
Fax: 208-476-9315
Adrian Miller
Court Coordinator
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 208-827-0120
Important Note
Prior to being accepted into any Treatment Diversion Court, the defendant must complete some MANDATORY evaluations and be "accepted" by the Team, Coordinator, Judge, and prosecutor. These forms are for informational purposes only. The official contract will be provided to your attorney upon completion of required evaluations.
Felony Drug Court Schedule
- Staffing
2nd & 4th Tuesday at 3:00 pm
- Court Session
2nd & 4th Tuesday at 4:00 pm
- Location
Clearwater County Courthouse 150 Michigan Ave, Orofino ID. Court Room 1
- Phases 1-3
Attends court on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
- Phases 4-5
Attends court on the 4th Tuesday of the month
Drug Testing
Drug court requires random and frequent testing on all participants who are in the program. Testing occurs on a random basis on any days during the week, weekends and holidays. Participants will call the UA line every single day according to the procedure set by their program. All positive tests are sent in for confirmation.
- Location of Testing
ChangePoint, 155 Main Street, Suite A
- Time of Testing
7:30 am to 8:15am
Participants may request to drug test at another location in District 2. Please reach out to Coordinator for more information.
What is Drug Court?
Drug Court is designed for high risk/high need offenders who are struggling on felony supervision. Drug Court provides intensive outpatient treatment, increased supervision and bi-monthly review hearings with the Drug Court Judge. Drug Court is designed to keep offenders out of the prison system. Drug Court follows evidence based practice in the design and implementation of their programs. Participants are expected to follow program rules and participate in treatment. The length of the program ranges between 17-24 months long followed by a period of supervised probation of at least 6 months. Upon graduation, participants may receive a reduction in sentence, dismissal or avoid imposition of sentence and/or prison (riders). Participants are subject to sanctions and incentives depending on their progress in the program.
When did the program start? 2010
Drug Court Team Members
- Judge David Judd
- Prosecutor Clayne Tyler
Public Defender
- Ayla Krueger
Treatment Providers
- Dennis Gray
- Lynda Brazeau
- Deeanna Nichols
Idaho Department of Corrections Probation & Parole
- Josh Marks
- Christine Erbst
Treatment
Clearwater County Drug Court currently partners with ChangePoint. Their office is located at 155 Main Street, Suite A in Orofino, ID. Upon initial application to Drug Court, the participant will meet with one of the counselors at Changepoint. Based upon the assessment recommendations and acceptance to the program, the participant will be assigned groups and an individual counselor. All participants must apply for Medicaid.
How to apply
Anyone may refer a person to Drug Court. Typically, a defendant's attorney will refer their client to the program. If you would like to refer your client to drug court, please review our eligibility requirements first, then fill out the referral form below and submit to [email protected]. If the defendant's case is out of county, please check with the coordinator first to see if they are accepting out of county cases at that time.