July 17-20, 2011
Call for Proposals Due September 24, 2010
04/15/2009
Drug courts offer nonviolent offenders the option of undergoing rigorous substance-abuse treatment and criminal rehabilitation or going to jail. There are more than 2,000 such courts in operation, mostly in cities with large black communities ravaged by violence associated with crack cocaine.
12/21/2008
They're hoping the special courts — stocked with veteran mentors, Veterans Affairs staff, volunteer attorneys and social workers — can help rehabilitate veterans and avoid convictions that might cost veterans their future military benefits.
10/28/2008
Combining treatment, accountability and due process together under the drug-court umbrella affords non-violent, addicted offenders a chance at redemption.
10/20/2008
Our view on crime and punishment: 'Therapy with teeth' Drug courts save money, reduce crowding, aid non-violent offenders...
10/13/2008
Scott Elkins was congratulated by his mother, Cathy Elkins, after he graduated from a court-administered anti-drug program...
10/12/2008
As the nation's inmate population climbs toward 2.5 million, the U.S. Sentencing Commission is considering alternatives...
03/03/2008
Drug courts reduce crime rates substantially, says West Huddleston of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals.
01/06/2008
The defendants all are military veterans or family members. The court typically handles non-violent offenses, Russell said, with the veterans required to get mental health or addiction counseling, find jobs, stay clean and sober and get their lives back on track.