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Las Vegas Municipal Court To Celebrate Double WIN Court Graduations Thursday, Dec. 5
Specialty Court Focuses On Female Offenders Impacted By Trauma
The Las Vegas Municipal Court will celebrate the 68th and 69th Women In Need of Change (WIN) Court graduation at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in the court's Department 1 Courtroom, located on the fourth floor at 100 E. Clark Ave. in downtown Las Vegas. News media are invited to attend the ceremony and interview the participants.
The 68th WIN Court graduate, Andrea Bobbie, 37, and the 69th graduate Elizabeth Romero, 43, both have a criminal history and have faced a lifetime of trauma, substance abuse and many obstacles. During the last two years they have embraced a commitment to their recovery and have reconnected with family. Refusing to let their past define them, they have risen to accomplish the demanding mandated program requirements and worked hard to build a new life.
Bobbie is currently employed and is working on earning her general education degree. Romero is employed as a behavioral health technician.
Graduation celebrates the journey of two women who imagined the lives they want and have worked very hard to achieve their goals. Their strength and determination is an inspiration to women in recovery and to the women who are following in their footsteps through the WIN Court program.
Women In Need of Change (WIN) Court is a trauma-responsive specialty court program in the Las Vegas Municipal Court that focuses on female offenders with a history of criminal behavior, and misdemeanor and/or substance use-related charges, by targeting the root of the issue − trauma. Through the WIN Court program, the women learn the tools to change their way of thinking to make positive choices and create their future. All participants have 180 days of jail time suspended for a minimum of 18 months, which is cleared upon successful completion of the program.
The women who participate must comply with rigorous sentencing requirements throughout the program, including drug treatment and intensive counseling programs, earn a GED or pursue education/training, and secure employment. The defendants must stay out of trouble and abstain from drugs and alcohol during the program. The Court celebrated its first graduate in August 2008.
WIN Court currently is funded by an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, SAMHSA grant and a grant from the Nevada Administrative Office of the Courts.
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