Midwest Nebraska Problem-Solving Court Graduation
MEDIA ADVISORY: Problem-Solving Court Graduation and Celebration
WHAT:
Midwest Nebraska Problem-Solving Court graduation and celebration.
WHO:
Honorable Chawnta Durham, presiding
WHEN:
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
1:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Dawson County Annex
200 West 7th Street, Suite #3
Lexington, NE 68850
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 individuals, which utilizes 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:
Jennifer Howerter, Midwest Nebraska Problem-Solving Court Coordinator, Phone: 308-746-1913
Court media credentials preferred.
This is a Drug Treatment Court graduation. For more information, visit the Problem-Solving Court webpage: