2 graduate from Community Court with hopes for bright futures
Sherman Rowland holds up a hat with the date he became clean on his recovery journey. An alleged burglary in April of 2024 could have led to 30 years in prison, but completing recovery and following the Community Court Program’s guidelines has him in a better position than he’s been on in a very long time, he said. Community Court Specialist Manny Garcia watches as his client enjoys the gift.
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Community Court graduate Gerry Castaneda, left, stops for a photo with District Court Judge Brian Gwinn, center, and a manager at Rebuilt Treatment & Recovery out of Spokane. Castaneda is moving on to work at Rebuilt and hopes to help others fight addiction and get their lives back in order.
Gerry Castaneda, right, smiles as he examines the graduation gifts purchased for him by Community Court Program staff to celebrate his graduation, while Grant County District Court Judge Brian Gwinn looks on.
Community Court Program graduates Sherman Rowland, in black, and Gerry Castaneda, in striped polo stop for a photo with Rebuilt Treatment and Recovery staff member Ryan Chaffins, in aqua, and another Rebuilt staff member, in gray , District Court Judge Brian Gwinn and Community Court Specialist Manny Garcia, far right, after the Community Court Program graduation ceremony Wednesday. Castaneda is the tenth to graduate from the program and Rowland the eleventh.
MOSES LAKE – Two participants in Grant County’s Community Court Program graduated Wednesday afternoon after completing addiction treatment and other steps to walk away from drugs and the poor decisions they can lead to. In the case of Sherm Rowland, the graduation is a walk away from a trying past and a celebration of just more than 18 months of being off drugs.
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