Special Courts Aim to Keep Vets Clean, Out of Jail

Published November 25, 2012

Special courts aim to keep vets clean, out of jail

Filed under: drug rehab treatment programs

They are set up like drug courts, which offer people facing nonviolent drug offenses a chance to stay out of jail as long as they comply with court-ordered attendance at rehab and meetings. The veterans courts give people with military service ways to …
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Drug court program marks 1 year

Filed under: drug rehab treatment programs

There have been only five arrests of those who've entered the program, said Scott Block, director of special projects for McHenry County. Rather than jail or prison, drug court participants take an intensive path of personalized treatment and are …
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SW Ind. county gets M for drug treatment program

Filed under: drug rehab treatment programs

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A southwestern Indiana county is getting nearly $ 1 million to expand its successful drug treatment court programs. The financial boost from grants and state reimbursements will allow Vanderburgh County to nearly double the size …
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