The Mission of the San Juan County DWI Detention/Treatment/Aftercare Program is to reduce further incidence of drinking and driving among DWI offenders and to impact the community at large in a positive manner by providing best practices treatment in the field of substance abuse to clients of the DWI Center; to provide for the safety and security of incarcerated inmates by maintaining care, custody and control; and to provide follow-up support, accountability, and advocacy for families and clients who have completed the incarceration and treatment program components.

The program administers clear, punitive consequences combined with quality treatment and aftercare programs which offer counseling, education and case management to encourage a responsible choice by the offender to not drink and drive.

The program provides:

• A 28-day treatment program for offenders housed in a minimum security detention facility.
  • During their 28-day stay, offenders participate in daily treatment/educational sessions.
• Participants are released with a personalized action plan highlighting continuing aftercare, and are monitored throughout this aftercare component by case managers for up to one year.
• The aftercare component, in part, consists of group meetings and individual sessions with local service providers.
• This component may include alcohol and drug treatment, domestic violence services and a range of mental health, educational, and vocational services.

The San Juan County DWI Program provides a proven alternative to traditional sentencing for DWI offenders. The San Juan County DWI Center accepts offenders convicted of misdemeanor DWI from courts in San Juan County and, on a space-available basis, other New Mexico courts. (Courts outside of San Juan County must have a fully executed Memorandum of Agreement with San Juan County in order to sentence offenders to the San Juan County DWI Center.)

Building on the successes of the San Juan County DWI Center, the Mission of the San Juan County Axis Program is to increase recovery potential for female substance abusing offenders within the San Juan County criminal justice system and to impact the community at large in a positive manner by providing best practices treatment in the field of substance abuse to clients of the Axis Program; to provide for the safety and security of incarcerated inmates by maintaining care, custody and control; and to provide follow-up support, accountability, and advocacy for families and clients who have completed the incarceration and treatment program components.

The Axis Program accepts female substance-abusing offenders convicted within the San Juan County court system. The jail-based substance addiction treatment program combines clear punitive consequences with evidenced-based treatment strategies and case-managed aftercare to support clients' sobriety and recovery. The program objectives are clear: maintain a safe and secure environment, provide the "tools" necessary for addiction recovery, motivate the client toward behavior change, and appropriately support clients' navigation through the aftercare process.

Axis provides 60 days of gender appropriate inpatient substance abuse treatment preceded and followed by intensive case management. The treatment strategy, sensitive to the engagement level and ability of the clients, includes individual and group therapy, life skills, substance abuse and health education, and 12-Step programs. Additionally, community agencies such as SANE, FCC, ad Domestic Violence Court voluntarily present information during treatment intended to assist and support clients upon their return to the community. Program participants are provided extensive life skills building and assistance such as parenting, nutrition and wellness, resume building and interviewing skills. The Program utilizes the Community Reinforcement Approach in helping clients identify individualized strategies to avoid alcohol and drug abuse within the context of Motivational Interviewing.

Nexus, a 10-day transitional program, is designed to assist clients who successfully complete the secure inpatient phase by smoothing the transition from residential treatment to intensive outpatient treatment. Transition services include activities designed to help clients to work, to secure and maintain a residence, to maintain health, to assume family responsibilities, to be involved in prosocial activities, and to be productive members of society. Nexus is comprised of a transitional coordinator and two peer mentors.

Following the 10-day transitional program, participants receive case-managed aftercare services wherein they are provided support, encouragement and advocacy as they pursue long-term recovery and seek to meet and complete all court-ordered mandates.

The San Juan County Misdemeanor Compliance program monitors misdemeanor offenders’ compliance with the terms of probation, thereby improving the rate of probationers’ continued access to and completion of community services intended to encourage behavior change.

The San Juan County Misdemeanor Compliance Program has been in operation since October 2002. The Program exists to supervise adult offenders of misdemeanor crimes sentenced primarily from the Magistrate Courts in San Juan County and operates with one (1) Supervisor, five (5) Compliance Officers and two (2) Support Staff.

Funding is provided through San Juan County, Local DWI Program funds, and program fees collected from offenders.

Basic Criteria

Offenders must meet the following minimum criteria for participation in the program:

• Be authorized by the Magistrate Court system.
• Agree to all conditions of the contract as mandated by the court and all rules of the Compliance Program.
• Must maintain gainful employment, be actively seeking employment and/or be attending an approved educational institution.
• Offenders must commit to active participation in his or her own progress.

Though a variety of monitoring levels and techniques are employed, the offender must take a major portion of the responsibility for his or her own progress. The Compliance Program is designed to be a system that encourages and rewards self-discipline.

The RISE program works to meet BH needs for individuals detained at the San Juan County Adult Detention Center through weekly substance-use treatment group programming.  Additionally, a case manager and peer support worker seek to provide case-managed aftercare to identify individual needs for connecting and transitioning back into the community for a period of at least 2 weeks post-release in order to maximize an effective and successful process for individuals transitioning from an incarceration setting back into the community.  

The RSS program provides services to individuals being released into the San Juan County community from incarceration at the Adult Detention Center.  The RSS Case Manager identifies and works with individuals immediately pre-release and post-release to identify needs such as transportation, shelter, food and employment. The RSS Case Manager works with other community agencies to help close these gaps and meet the needs of individuals to help promote a more successful transition back into the community thereby reducing the risk of rearrest and recidivism.