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Celebrating National Drug Court Month
By http://www.thenorthwestern.com
Published: 05/07/2015

This May, Drug Courts throughout Wisconsin will join more than 2,900 Drug Courts nationwide in celebrating National Drug Court Month. By month's end, thousands of individuals who entered the criminal justice system addicted to drugs and facing incarceration will complete Drug Court and emerge as productive, taxpaying citizens.

National Drug Court Month arrives amid renewed interest in criminal justice reform. National and state leaders are looking to reform the criminal justice system to see how best to reduce our costly over-reliance on incarceration. Sentencing and prison reform is a start, but if we are serious about reducing substance abuse, crime and recidivism while saving money for taxpayers, then we must continue to expand Drug Courts.

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