Taylor County

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Contact: 
Name: 
Wendy Ness
Job Title: 
Taylor County Treatment Court Coordinator and Case Manager
Phone: 
(715) 748-1903
Address: 
Taylor County Circuit Court
224 S. 2nd St.
Medford, WI 54451

Hybrid OWI / Drug Court

Start Date: 
2013
Description: 
Taylor County's Treatment Court offers assessment, treatment, case management, monitoring and supervision to Taylor County residents age 18 and above charged/convicted of criminal offenses of OWI 2nd through 6th, and/or felony drug motivated crime, or referred as an alternative to revocation with the WI Dept. of Corrections. Eligibility criteria includes non violent offenders assessed with high risk/high needs and with a moderate to severe substance use disorder.
Risk Level: 
Moderate to high risk
Risk Assessment Tools: 
COMPAS (Correctional Offender Management Profiling for Alternative Sanctions)
LSI-R (Level of Service Inventory-Revised)
Impaired Driving Assessment
Admission(s): 
Post-adjudication or conviction
Contact: 
Name: 
Wendy Ness
Job Title: 
Coordinator/Case Manager
Phone: 
(715) 748-1903
Address: 
Taylor County Treatment Court Program
224 S Second Street - Room 1301
Medford, WI 54451
Alternative to Revocation Admission: 
Yes
Medication Assisted Treatment: 
Yes