MEDIA ADVISORY: Problem-Solving Court Graduation and Celebration

WHAT:   
Central Nebraska Veterans Treatment Court Celebrates Graduation

WHO:      
Judge John Marsh, Presiding

WHEN:   
Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.

WHERE:
Hall County Courthouse, Courtroom #1
111 West 1^st Street 
Grand Island, NE 68801

WHY:     
For problem-solving court graduates, the ceremony marks the completion of an intensive program of comprehensive behavioral health treatment, intensive community supervision, and full accountability. 

Problem-solving courts are an alternate route through the criminal justice system for nonviolent drug-related offenders, which utilize a specialized team process that functions within the existing court structure. The courts are designed to achieve a reduction in recidivism and substance use among individuals with substance use disorders. The court’s goal is to protect public safety and increase the participant’s likelihood of successful rehabilitation by using validated risk and need assessments, early, individualized behavioral health treatment, frequent, random chemical testing, incentives, sanctions, and other rehabilitative and ancillary services.

HOW:
For interviews or additional information, please contact:

Angela Smith, Problem Solving Court Coordinator, 308-379-5473           

Court media credentials preferred.

This is a Veterans Treatment Court graduation. For more information, visit the Problem-Solving Court webpage: https://nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/problem-solving-courts