Virginia Organizing Project Hold Drug Court Forum in Lee County
Virginia Organizing Project Hold Drug Court Forum in Lee County – LEE COUNTY, VA- With local jail costs crippling the Lee County budget, The Virginia Organizing Project held a forum Friday to support the use of drug courts as an alternative to the existing expensive and ineffective justice and treatment system. Advocates from the judiciary, prosecution, defense bar, probation, law enforcement, mental health, social service, and treatment communities gathered at the Mountain Empire Community College to educate the public on the benefit of Drug Courts and to encourage state Delegate Terry Kilgore to support the funding of a Drug Court in Lee County. Drug Courts are widely supported among the criminal justice and substance abuse treatment communities as an effective alternative to jail time and probation. Rufus Bryant is a Recovery Coach with Lee County Behavioral Health and is a strong supporter of Drug Courts.
Circuit Judge J. David Walsh comes to Flagler from Volusia County.
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Walsh said that by getting through as many hearings as possible, inmates can be removed from the jail and put into treatment facilities, freeing up more space for other inmates. He's already moved drug court hearings forward. A bigger impact, though …
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Snyder signs Organized Retail Crime Act
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HB 4804, sponsored by state Rep. Roy Schmidt, revises the monthly payment-in-advance mandate for state use tax payments by large retailers or vendors who would also have to submit the money by electronic funds transfer. … It is now PA 459. HB 4856 …
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Domestic violence was top issue for 2012 – 0 Minutes Ago
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And as the year ended, an Anderson man with a lengthy criminal history and a record of failed attempts at rehabilitation drove his sport utility vehicle into the front door of ex-girlfriend Susan Kidd's home. He shot and killed her before taking …
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In the nick of time
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Despite an unprecedented police focus and $ 90 million from the state government announced this year, he says that if family violence victims and culprits are not dealt with as soon as possible, the problem will never be fixed. <p></p>. Community groups …
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