West Virginia
Accountability, Healing Served Up in Drug Court
http://www.bdtonline.com/princeton/local_story_121101633.html
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In just three years, the West Virginia’s Southern Regional Drug Court has given more than 100 people a chance to stand up to addiction, heal their families and find new meaning in life.
While the local court is still young, the United States will mark 20 years of Drug Court initiatives nationwide.
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An estimated 80 percent of offenders abuse drugs or alcohol, and the Bureau of Justice estimates that nearly 50 percent of jail and prison inmates are clinically addicted.
Drug Court Opens in Preston County
The newest drug court in West Virginia is in Preston County:
Putnam Judges Wants
http://www.dailymail.com/News/200903240729
Putnam, West Virginia judge wants teen drug court
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Putnam's County's new circuit judge has applied for a federal grant to establish a teen drug court, and hopes to see the program in place by mid-year.
Circuit Judge Philip M. Stowers, who defeated incumbent Judge Ed Eagloski in November, has assembled a group of people to make the program work.
"I've talked to a lot of professionals in Putnam County who are truly interested in helping teens," Stowers said. "They tell me surely we have a place for this model."