Provides an opportunity for treatment services to individuals with brain health and co-occurring substance use disorders who have come into contact with the criminal justice system.
The program works to connect individuals to the appropriate level of community-based treatment for their brain health and co-occurring needs in hopes of improving their overall quality of life and reducing their involvement in the criminal justice system.

Program Goals: -Identify individuals with brain health and co-occurring disorders through referrals and screenings. -Connect Individuals to community-based agencies and services. -Provide short term, intensive case monitoring. -Reduce the number of incarcerated persons with brain health and co-occurring disorders in the jails throughout the CROSS Region.

Offers law enforcement services to the Clay County area. Issues gun/firearm permits, runs requested background checks, and manages the county Jail.

Prevention, early intervention, and diversion program specifically designed for African American youths to promote positive behaviors, critical thinking, problem solving, and strategies for success. The 10 week program uses the principles of Kwanzaa and African American historical facts to instill cultural pride and accountability.

Offers trained volunteers who advocate for the best interests of children involved in the child welfare system. Volunteers advocate with the court to ensure each child's voice is heard, their needs are met, and they have a safe, permanent home.

Provides probation supervision for offenders after being convicted of a criminal offense as ordered by the Court; in lieu of incarceration. Also provides parole and probation and presentence services for justice involved adults and provides court ordered domestic violence educational interventions for adults convicted of family/domestic violence.

Administers probation supervision, pre-trial release, pre-sentence investigation, and parole services.

Low Risk Probation - Designed for low-risk, minimum supervision offenders that are given Court ordered conditions, specific to the offender, to be completed in a designated time period while on probation.

Provides a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). A CASA volunteer is a trained community member who is appointed by the Juvenile Court Judge to represent the best interests of abused and neglected children who are brought before the court. In Winnebago County, the CASA volunteer is appointed as Guardian ad litem for the child he or she represents. A volunteer has three main roles:

- To serve as fact finder for the judge (by handling only one or two cases, the volunteer has time to thoroughly explore the history of each case).

- To speak for the child in the courtroom, advocating for the child's best interests.

- To act as a "watchdog" for the child during the life of the case, ensuring that the case is brought to a swift and appropriate conclusion.

Offers law enforcement services to the Iowa County area. Issues gun/firearm permits, runs requested background checks, and manages the county Jail.

Provides an alternative to the bail bond system by conducting interviews with arrestees to determine their social and criminal history and assess their ties to the community. Offers recommendations to the court for release based on these assessments. Also supports individuals transitioning from incarceration by facilitating formal supervision and monitoring to ensure compliance with legal conditions and promote successful reintegration into the community.

Offers law enforcement services to the Buchanan County area. Issues gun/firearm permits, runs requested background checks, and manages the county Jail.

Youth Assessment Center, with families and the community, supports activities that contribute to the safety and well-being of youth involved with the juvenile justice system or at risk of becoming involved in the system. Goal is to divert youth from the juvenile detention center where possible and when appropriate. Youth receive comprehensive pre-treatment assessments and drug and alcohol assessments to aid the juvenile court in determining the need for detention.

Staff Secure Detention facilities house youth who are under Juvenile Court jurisdiction only and who do not require a locked facility for supervision and control. The facility is unlocked and the supervision is provided by staff.

Juvenile Detention Center is a secure facility that houses youth who require a locked environment; the facility has a central control room which houses a state of the art computerized security system to monitor and manage security 24-hours a day.

Drug and alcohol evaluations for all youth admitted, as well as year round educational programs through the Lincoln Public Schools/Pathfinder School.

Provides adult and juvenile parole and probation office.

Administers probation supervision, pre-trial release, pre-sentence investigation, and parole services.

Low Risk Probation - Designed for low-risk, minimum supervision offenders that are given Court ordered conditions, specific to the offender, to be completed in a designated time period while on probation.