Nick is a highly decorated corrections professional whose skill, competence and thorough understanding of the corrections processes and duties of Sheriff exceeds the high benchmarks necessary to keep our community safe and return offenders to our streets as productive and contributing members of our society.
In May 2018, Sheriff Cocchi opened the only Section 35 addiction treatment beds in this half of the state.
The department’s Stonybrook Stabilization & Treatment Center now has maintains more than 130 treatment beds and since its inception, the program has helped more than 2,500 people with substance use disorder find a life free from drugs and alcohol.
And unlike insurance-based programs that typically discharge someone by the 14th day of treatment, the Stonybrook Stabilization & Treatment Center’s average length of treatment is around 50 days, helping make its re-commitment rate less than 5 percent.