Drug court disbanded for lack of funding

Drug court disbanded for lack of funding
2011-08-04 / Community

State-mandated program focuses on treatment over jail
By Darleen Principe
darleen@theacorn.com
Certain nonviolent drug offenders in Ventura County will still have the opportunity to seek treatment in lieu of incarceration despite the recent disbanding of the county’s collaborative drug court program.

Proposition 36 Court, an underone roof justice program made up of representatives from Ventura County’s probation agency, behavioral health department, district attorney’s office and public defender’s office, held its last session on July 22.

According to Robert Sherman, assistant executive officer for the Ventura County Superior Court, funding cuts have forced agencies to withdraw from the program, which means it is “no longer viable” as a functioning collaborative court.
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Drug court disbanded for lack of funding