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  This May, You Showed Us Justice For All Graduations, proclamations and celebrations. Community clean-ups, give-backs and fund-raisers. Balloon releases, block parties and sober socials. From coast to coast this month, you’ve shown the nation what justice for all looks like: compassion, recovery, stability, wholeness and healing. If you haven’t told us your story yet,… Continue Reading NDCM Week 4

  The Celebration Rolls On From every corner of the country, treatment courts are holding graduations, community events, fundraisers and declarations, and it’s amazing to see. What is your program doing to celebrate? Keep sending us your submissions! Here’s just some of what happened during week 3: Support from Your State Officials Senator Manchin (D-WV) |… Continue Reading NDCM Week 3

  Your Success Continues! We’re off and running for National Drug Court Month 2018! A lot of great activity and news is happening on Twitter; we hope you’ll chime in to the conversation! And thank you for your submissions; they brighten our week, and we’d love to see more of them. Here’s a roundup of events… Continue Reading NDCM Week 2

Drug Court Month 2018 is off to a great start! We see your courts in the news already, and we enjoy reading your submissions as they roll in, telling us what your courts are planning this month. Keep them coming! Each week, we’ll share a roundup of your success. Here’s highlights from week 1: Featured… Continue Reading NDCM Week 1

  Historic Funding for Treatment Courts Today the President signed into law the funding for federal fiscal year 2018, which ends September 30, 2018. It includes a historic $165 million for the treatment court field, a 50 percent increase over last year. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA): $75 million for the Drug… Continue Reading Historic Funding for Treatment Courts

  Treatment Courts in the National Spotlight Every day, treatment courts around the country generate positive media coverage. Recently, several national stories highlighted treatment courts and exposed millions to your life-saving work. With National Drug Court Month right around the corner, we invite you to take a look and think about how your program may… Continue Reading Treatment Courts in National Spotlight

Following an emotional visit to the Philadelphia Veterans Treatment Court, Actor Dulé Hill penned a powerful essay for CNN.com on why he supports these critical programs. In it he writes: For too long, this country has equated justice with punishment. By upholding the enduring, absolute value of every human, treatment courts are helping to change… Continue Reading Actor Dule Hill Pens OpEd on Veterans Treatment Courts