Courts We Serve
SOAR Court
Misdemeanor Treatment Court
The Misdemeanor Treatment Court handles cases involving substance-abusing offenders through intense supervision, frequent drug testing, treatment services, and immediate sanctions and incentives. The Court will provide a more comprehensive and closer form of community supervision of the drug-using offender than standard probation.
The Treatment Court participant will be in constant contact with the Treatment Court team, which will include weekly office visits and court sessions.
The program tenure is approximately twelve months and is overseen by the Judge of County Court at Law No. 5. In most cases, successful completion of the Treatment Court Program will result in the participant’s case being dismissed. Additionally, there is an optional six-month aftercare period, that if/when successfully
completed, the participant’s record will be expunged.
The primary goal of the Fort Bend County Treatment Court Program is to substantially reduce drug use and recidivism of those offenders who participate in the program.
Program Needs
- Transitional and emergency housing to ensure program participants have a safe and stable place to stay that is supportive of mental health, sobriety and living a crime-free life.
- Valuable “incentives” or rewards for program participants who are making significant steps, big and small, towards their goals to improve their overall mental health, sobriety, well-being and success in the program.
- Access to targeted therapies to help heal and empower those affected by grief and trauma.
- Public transportation and ride-share program assistance to help participants overcome some of the basic barriers to access to care and court requirements.
- Alcohol monitoring devices to effectively monitor participants who are required to abstain from alcohol, limiting risks to the community and supporting successful program outcomes.