For over 2 decades, the 7th Judicial Circuit’s problem-solving courts have played a critical role in the community by restoring lives, strengthening families and enhancing community safety. The 7th ...

Problem Solving Courts: Strengthen Communities, Save Lives and Reduce Crime May is National Treatment Court month. In honor of this, Judge Debra Young, the statewide coordinating judge for problem ...

While sentences like jail or prison receive far more attention in the criminal justice system, one important way we work to keep our community safe, provide defendants with necessary resources, and ...

Re-Entry Court graduate Matthew Rose, left, and Recovery Court graduate Adam Kendall listen to remarks during the Johnson County Problem Solving Courts graduation ceremony Monday at Emmanuel Church in ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Five people celebrated a different kind of graduation Wednesday at the 61st District Court in Grand Rapids, marking their completion of an 18 to 24-month program designed to ...

Overcoming substance abuse, mental health issues and the hardships associated with being unhoused isn’t easy, especially with stigma, court fines or potential jail time hanging over one’s head. When ...

Acting Supreme Court Justice Debra J. Young was appointed statewide coordinating judge overseeing more than 340 problem-solving courts. She had been serving as coordinating judge for the Third ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — May is known as Problem-Solving Court Month here in Florida. Problem-Solving Courts assist individuals who are facing a wide range of problems. “We’ve learned over the years ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — A group in the county court system on Thursday graduated from a program that helps them atone for past issues with the law without putting them behind bars. Speakers at the ...

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