Suffolk County, NY Drug Treatment Program
An alternative to incarceration for drug-abusing defendants Ages 16+. The program provides substance abuse treatment and education, as well as case management and intensive supervision, for defendants arrested for drug and non-drug charges, as long as there is an underlying addiction problem. Participants agree to at least 12 months of participation in the program, with at least 6 months of that time spent drug free. There are no formalized phases of treatment through which participants must progress to successfully complete the program. Rather, participants are assigned to one of five treatment modalities, which can range from the most restrictive residential assignment to the least restrictive, once-a-week outpatient assignment.
Edward Gialella
Project Director
Suffolk County Court
400 Carleton Avenue
Central Islip NY 11722
Phone: 631.853.5435
Fax: 631.853.7463
Researcher:
Michael Rempel
Center for Court Innovation
520 Eighth Avenue, 18th Floor
New York NY 10018
Phone: 212.397.3050
E-mail: rempelm@courtinnovation.org
