ABOVE: Judge Charles Mockbee presides over the Vermilion County Drug Court graduations of Monte Noah Taylor (L) and Dillon Pate (R).
It was a special moment Wednesday (June 10th) in room 4B of the Rita B. Garman Vermilion County Courthouse, as Dillon Pate and Monte Noah Taylor received their official graduations from the Vermilion County Drug Court Program. The guest speaker was former executive director of the Vermilion County Mental Health 708 Board, Jim Russell; who now serves as Danville Site Supervisor for the Two Roads Wellness Clinic.
Russell talked about how Pate and Taylor were helped along the way by so many people; and compared it to the old days of “having a barn raising,” where everyone contributed their skills to get a big project done.
(Middle Picture) Former leader of the Mental Health 708 Board Jim Russell offers his thoughts on the drug court graduations of Dillon Pate (1st Picture) and Monte Noah Taylor (3rd Picture).
AUDIO: Just the interest in history, and the community coming together, and people helping people. It happened in those those times, and there’s still farmers that do that kind of thing; who help each other out, it’s just that sense of community.
Drug Court programs help non-violent offenders to participate in a recovery program of required phases rather than incarceration. At the end of Wednesday’s graduation program, Judge Mockbee announced that all remaining fines, fees, and costs from Taylor’s and Pate’s probations were being eliminated.
