BATAVIA, Ohio — Five repeat drunken-driving offenders graduated Wednesday from the Clermont County Municipal Court’s OVI Court Specialized Docket, the 46th class to complete the intensive rehabilitation program since it launched in 2005.
Judge Anita M. Bechmann presided over the ceremony. The five graduates entered the program with a combined 20 prior OVI convictions, according to the county.
Their completion of the program saved the county an estimated $93,168 and 1,294 jail bed days, the county said.
The specialized docket targets high-risk, multiple offenders through intensive community control supervision, frequent judicial monitoring, cognitive behavioral interventions and substance-use treatment at the Clermont Recovery Center, a division of Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services, according to the county. The program is designed to reduce long-term jail sentences for repeat OVI offenders while addressing the underlying causes of their offenses.
The OVI Court Specialized Docket began in June 2005 and is certified by the Specialized Docket Section of the Supreme Court of Ohio, the county said.
Residents interested in the program can contact Probation Officer Brian J. Dixon at 513-732-8142 or Probation Officer Mackenzie Day at 513-732-8153, according to the county.
The information contained in this story was obtained from Clermont County.