Overview of the Collection
UUS_Folk Coll 62
Cache Valley Drug Court Oral History Project collection
2016-2017
Williams, Randy, 1961-
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
Fife Folklore Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-3000
Phone: 435 797-8248
Fax: 435 797-2880
Email: scweb@usu.edu
26 interviews
1.1317 GB
Drug courts are problem-solving courts; the first was established in Florida in 1989. Judge Thomas Willmore founded the
Cache Valley Drug Court in 2000. The Cache Valley Drug Court Oral History Project was the idea of Andrew Dupree, drug court participant, now graduate, and
was shaped by his vision to collect the voices of drug court participants and graduates, family members, and professionals associated with this court. This
born-digital collection was created December 2016 to May 2017 and includes 26 interviews (audio, transcripts, and release forms) with 28 people who are identified by first
name only.
Material in English and Spanish
Processed in May of 2017
Project Team:
Brock Alder, Head Bear River Substance Abuse Division – Drug Court Oral History Project Committee
Jennifer Duncan, Head Special Collections & Archives – Drug Court Oral History Project Committee and oral history interviewer
Andrew Dupree, Community Scholar – Project Creator, Drug Court Oral History Project Committee, oral history interviewer
Irene Einzinger, Interpreter and Transcriptionist - Spanish Interpreting and Transcription
Susan Gross, Transcriptionist – Transcription
Andrea Payant, Cataloger – Metadata advisor
Darcy Pumphrey, Digital Library Coordinator – Landing page
LaLine Ray, Systems - Audio editing
Carrie Reed, Transcriptionist – Transcription
Sara Skindelien, SCA Metadata Specialist – Metadata, audio and transcript conversion (.doc to PDF; .wav to MP3), uploading
Mikkel Skinner, Graphic Designer – Graphics creation
Randy Williams, Fife Folklore Archives Curator – Principle Investigator, Drug Court Oral History Project Committee, project coordinator, oral history interviewer, metadata support, landing page text
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright
clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Cache Valley Drug Court Oral History Project collection must be obtained from the Curator of the Fife Folklore Archives and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Initial Citation: UUS_Folk Coll 62;
Cache Valley Drug Court Oral History Project collection; Fife
Folklore Archives, Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University
Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:UUS_Folk Coll 62,
USUSCA.
Historical Note
In 2000, Judge Thomas Willmore of Utah’s First District Court, with help from Brock Alder at Bear River Health Department, established a drug court for Cache County: the fifth in Utah. In 2001 they established the drug court in Box Elder County. The concept of drug courts began in 1989 in Miami-Dade County, Florida, in a response to the growing crack cocaine drug problem plaguing Miami. Today there are approximately 1,561 drug courts in the United States. These specialized courts are problem-solving courts bringing together the judiciary, prosecution, defense, adult parole and probation, law enforcement, mental health, social services, treatment communities (like 12-step programs), and the greater community (including former drug court participants) to aid addicted offenders with long-term recovery as opposed to incarceration.
In May 2016, Andrew Dupree, a Cache Valley Drug Court participant (and now graduate), approached USU Folklore Curator Randy Williams with the idea of partnering on an oral history effort to capture the voices of people involved in the drug court experience. Andrew Dupree attended a May 2015 presentation Williams hosted with students from the USU/Library of Congress Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project. He wanted people in the drug court community (addicts, Cache Valley Drug Court Committee members, and family members) to have a similar public voice. Together with Jennifer Duncan, Special Collections Librarian, Alder, Andrew Dupree and Williams, launched the Cache Valley Utah Drug Court Oral History Project in November 2016.
The project ran from November to May 2017. This collection is the outgrowth of the project and includes 26 interviews, both audio and transcript, with 28 people. Each participant had the opportunity to review their interview transcript. The interviews include the voices of drug court participants and graduates, family members, and professionals associated with drug court. The majority of the interviews were conducted at the Logan Library, the host for the 24 May evening event: “Voices from Drug Court” that highlighted the project.
This project received a grant to support transcription from the Utah Humanities and Utah Division of State History.
The Cache Valley Drug Court Oral History Project collection was created December 2016 to May 2017. The born-digital collection includes 26 interviews (audio and transcripts) with 28 people, identified by first name only, including drug court participants and graduates, family members, and professionals associated with drug court.
This collection is arranged by date of interview.
To view images, see the digital library collection of the Cache Valley Drug Court Oral History Project
Release forms are kept in Folk Coll 62: Collection File.
Companion project: The project team and community scholars created Voices of Resiliency: Utah Stories of Substance Use Disorder, Stigma, &
Harm Reduction, five ethnographic comics focused on hope, harm reduction, and recovery. The stories shared in the comics are based on oral histories from
USU Informing the National Narrative: Stories of Utah’s Opioid Crisis, which was partially inspired by
Cache Valley Drug Court Oral History Project collection, 2016-2017.
Research has shown that comics facilitate understanding and empathy through their simplified images which require readers to use their imaginations and place themselves in the story.
When someone discloses their struggles with substances they are often stigmatized by family, friends, and even health care providers. One way to reduce this troubling effect is to
make connections with those that have been stigmatized. Learning about others' personal experiences can help to restore their humanity and help decrease prejudice, harmful assumptions,
and discriminatory actions. Comics are one way to provide this connection. The stories shared contain many sensitive topics that are not suitable for some audiences.
Duncan, Jennifer
Dupree, Andrew
Sound Recordings
Oral Histories
Cache Valley
Utah
Laws and Legislation
Utah--District Court (First District)
Cache Valley Drug Court (Utah)
Bear River District Health Department
Drug courts--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)
Drug abuse--Treatment|zCache Valley (Utah and Idaho)
Drug abusers--Family relationships--Cache Valley (Utah and
Idaho)
Parents of drug addicts--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)
Twelve-step programs--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)
Parole--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)
Probation--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)
John oral history
Item 1
John audio
John audio [Click to access]
2016 December 14
Item 2
John transcript
John transcript [Click to access]
2016 December 14
Rebecca oral history
Item 3
Rebecca transcript
Rebecca transcript [Click to access]
2016 December 15
Jessie oral history
Item 4
Jessie audio
Jessie audio [Click to access]
2016 December 5
Item 5
Jessie transcript
Jessie transcript [Click to access]
2016-05-12
Spencer oral history
Item 6
Spencer audio
Spencer audio [Click to access]
2016 December 6
Item 7
Spencer transcript
Spencer transcript [Click to access]
2016 December 6
Aaron oral history
Item 8
Aaron audio
Aaron audio [Click to access]
2017 February 10
Item 9
Aaron transcript
Aaron transcript [Click to access]
2017 February 10
Angie W. oral history
Item 10
Angie W. audio
Angie W. audio [Click to access]
2017 February 14
Item 11
Angie W. transcript
Angie W. transcript [Click to access]
2017 February 14
Joseph oral history
Item 12
Joseph audio
Joseph audio [Click to access]
2017 February 15
Item 13
Joseph transcript
Joseph transcript [Click to access]
2017 February 15
Mark oral history
Item 14
Mark audio
Mark audio [Click to access]
2017 February 17
Item 15
Mark transcript
Mark transcript [Click to access]
2017 February 17
Gerardo oral history
Item 16
Gerardo audio
Gerardo audio [Click to access]
2017 February 21
Item 17
Gerardo transcript
Gerardo transcript [Click to access]
2017 February 21
Samantha oral history
Item 18
Samantha audio
Samantha audio [Click to access]
2017 February 22
Item 19
Samantha transcript
Samantha transcript [Click to access]
2017 February 22
Brock oral history
Item 20
Brock audio
Brock audio [Click to access]
2017 February 23
Item 21
Brock transcript
Brock transcript [Click to access]
2017 February 23
Shannon oral history
Item 22
Shannon audio
Shannon audio [Click to access]
2017 February 24
Item 23
Shannon transcript
Shannon transcript [Click to access]
2017 February 24
Heather and Ryan oral history
Item 24
Heather and Ryan audio
Heather and Ryan audio [Click to access]
2017 February 26
Item 25
Heather and Ryan transcript
Heather and Ryan transcript [Click to access]
2017 February 26
Mike oral history
Item 26
Mike audio
Mike audio [Click to access]
2017 February 7
Item 27
Mike transcript
Mike transcript [Click to access]
2017 February 7
Ryan oral history
Item 28
Ryan audio
Ryan audio [Click to access]
2017 January 10
Item 29
Ryan transcript
Ryan transcript [Click to access]
2017 January 10
Kamron oral history
Item 30
Kamron audio
Kamron audio [Click to access]
2017 January 12
Item 31
Kamron transcript
Kamron transcript [Click to access]
2017 January 12
Brittany oral history
Item 32
Brittany audio
Brittany audio [Click to access]
2017 January 12
Item 33
Brittany transcript
Brittany transcript [Click to access]
2017 January 12
Angie B. oral history
Item 34
Angie B. audio
Angie B. audio [Click to access]
2017 January 20
Item 35
Angie B. transcript
Angie B. transcript [Click to access]
2017 January 20
Bill oral history
Item 36
Bill audio
Bill audio [Click to access]
2017 January 31
Item 37
Bill transcript
Bill transcript [Click to access]
2017 January 31
Nicole oral history
Item 38
Nicole audio
Nicole audio [Click to access]
2017 January 9
Item 39
Nicole transcript
Nicole transcript [Click to access]
2017 January 9
Cindy and Todd oral history
Item 40
Cindy and Todd audio
Cindy and Todd audio [Click to access]
2017 March 1
Item 41
Cindy and Todd transcript
Cindy and Todd transcript [Click to access]
2017 March 1
Andrew oral history
Item 42
Andrew audio
Andrew audio [Click to access]
2017 March 1
Item 43
Andrew transcript
Andrew transcript [Click to access]
2017 March 1
Tamra oral history
Item 44
Tamra audio
Tamra audio [Click to access]
2017 March 15
Item 45
Tamra transcript
Tamra transcript [Click to access]
2017 March 15
Renee oral history
Item 46
Renee audio
Renee audio [Click to access]
2017 March 31
Item 47
Renee transcript
Renee transcript [Click to access]
2017 March 31
Thomas oral history
Item 48
Thomas audio
Thomas audio [Click to access]
2017 March 7
Item 49
Thomas transcript
Thomas transcript [Click to access]
2017 March 7
Michelle oral history
Item 50
Michelle edited audio
Michelle edited audio [Click to access]
2017 May 11
Item 51
Michelle transcript
Michelle transcript [Click to access]
2017 May 11
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Physical Materials
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1
Drug Court Grant Application
2016
1
2
Forms and Call for Participants
2016
1
3
Drug Court Event Information
2016