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Specialty Court Focuses On Female Offenders Impacted By Trauma





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*David Riggleman* | Director of Communications | 702.229.2207

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*Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024*




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**Las Vegas Municipal Court To Celebrate 65th WIN Court Graduation* *

"Specialty Court Focuses On Female Offenders Impacted By Trauma"

 

     The Las Vegas Municipal Court will celebrate the 65th Women In Need of Change (WIN) Court graduation at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in the court’s Department 1 Courtroom. News media are invited to attend the ceremony and interview the participants.

 

     The 65th WIN Court graduate, Leighanna Plumeria Trail, 34, has a criminal history, as well as years spent surviving on the streets. After a lifetime of trauma, grief, substance use and obstacles, she has accomplished the demanding mandated program requirements and worked hard to build a new life. Trail is living independently, working full time, has reconnected with family, reunited with her sons, and built a solid recovery support community. She has shown a tremendous commitment, dedication and focus in maximizing opportunities throughout her journey to meet her goals and define a new destiny. Las Vegas Municipal Court Chief Judge Cynthia Leung and the WIN Court team, who supervise the program, could not be prouder of the woman she has become; her future is unlimited.

 

     Graduation celebrates the journey of a woman who imagined the life she wants and has worked very hard to achieve, if not surpass, her initial goals. The strength and determination of Trail is an inspiration to women in recovery and to the women who are following in her 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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*Las Vegas City Council *

Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman | Mayor Pro Tem Brian Knudsen

 Cedric Crear | Victoria Seaman | Olivia Diaz | Francis Allen-Palenske | Nancy E. Brune

City Manager Mike Janssen






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