New Problem-Solving Courts, Graduations and Awards

Celebrating their 20th anniversary this month, the Problem-Solving Courts are in the news a lot. Here's a representative sample of the past few days. You may not want to read all these articles (as I just have) but choose at least one or two of them for your daily inspiration.

New Courts:

Howell, Michigan:
http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/20090519/NEWS01/905190301/1002/rss01

Charleston, West Virginia:
http://www.dailymail.com/News/200905120704
http://www.wvpubcast.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=9559
http://www.wvpubcast.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=9599

Pasco County, Florida:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/article1000443.ece

Cheboygan, Michigan:
http://www.cheboygannews.com/news/x2133281124/Drug-court-plans-to-be-unv...

Bolton,Ontario,Canada:
http://www.caledonenterprise.com/news/article/69548

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Graduations, Conferences & Celebrations:

Provo, Utah:
http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/308402/

Miami, Florida:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1050971.html

Terre Haute, Indiana:
http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_story_135220615.html
http://mywabashvalley.com/content/fulltext/?cid=65141

Clark County, Nevada:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/may/15/clark-county-drug-court-chan...

Clark County, Kentucky:
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090515/NEWS02/905150455/Clark+d...

Dayton, Ohio:
http://www.whiotv.com/news/19473486/detail.html

Wilmington, North Carolina:
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090515/ARTICLES/905159962?Title=...

Sarasota, Florida:
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090515/BLOG8102/905159973/2121?Ti...

Mansfield, Ohio:
http://www.wmfd.com/newsboard/single.asp?Story=36055

Melbourne, Florida:
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20090517/NEWS01/905170340/1006/Drug+...

Columbia, Missouri:
http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=301378

Centralia, Washington:
http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/05/18/news/doc4a11a1268713a347807...

Trenton, New Jersey:
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2009/05/drug_court_grads_look_back_at...

Everett, Washington:
http://heraldnet.com/article/20090516/NEWS01/705169858

Umatilla County, Oregon:
http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=92668&Se...

Waukegan,Illinois:
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/news/1577131,drug-court-gradu...

Salem, Oregon:
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/may172009/drug_court_5-17-09.php

Genesee County, New York:
http://www.thedailynewsonline.com/articles/2009/05/16/opinion/editorials...

Ghent, West Virginia:
http://www.wvnstv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=58843

Lee County, Alabama:
http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/state_oks_three_local_bills_...

Mississippi:
http://www.wxvt.com/Global/story.asp?S=10376090
A recovering methamphetamine addict who uses his story of attempted suicide as a one-man anti-drug campaign will kick off the Mississippi Association of Drug Court Professionals annual conference Wednesday in Natchez.

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Awards:

This is a sweet piece about John J. Duffy, a West Chester lawyer who received the Osceola Wesley award at Chester County Drug Court for his work helping others beat addictions. He's been sober 35 years, he said.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20090519_Clean_and_sober_Chesco_...

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Creative Approaches:

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Acupuncture and Drug Courts
http://www.correctionsone.com/treatment/articles/1832225-Drug-Court-requ...

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And on a different note:

Funding:

United Kingdom: http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article6307572.ece
Plans to create American-style community justice courts in which judges engage directly with offenders and take charge of their rehabilitation have been dropped.

Three years after the Government outlined proposals for a nationwide network of community courts, ministers have admitted that there is no money to fund them.

For more on drug treatment courts, visit:

http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/enforce/DrugCourt.html