June 21st, 2018 by WCBC Radio
A drug court was established in Allegany County as a pilot program in 2016- and the results have been tremendous according to local law enforcement. Drug court is a community based effort to keep addicts out of the legal system by treating their addictions. Headed by a circuit court judge with a team of prosecutors, health officials and social workers, a drug court focuses on treating non-violent criminal offenders suffering from alcohol and substance abuse problems in order to keep drug-related crime down. Judge Jeffrey Getty says that in addition to treatment, some of the other aspects of the program include a curfew…