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Five Phase Program

The Drug and Treatment Court has been designed to offer non-violent offenders, suffering from drug and alcohol addiction, the treatment they need and restrictive intermediate punishment, in lieu of jail. The program is five phases and can take up to 36 months to complete.

Why do we need a treatment court?

  • Drug courts ensure compliance.
  • Drug courts reduce crime.
  • Drug courts restore families.
  • Drug courts save money.

Mission

It is the mission of the Wayne County Drug and Treatment Court to promote the safety and welfare of our community by providing treatment and recovery opportunities to offenders who fully accept responsibility for their actions, for their addiction and who voluntarily commit to comprehensive addiction treatment and an ongoing program of recovery.

  1. Apply for Program

    Find out the application process for the Drug and Treatment Court program

  2. Drug Court Procedure

    The Wayne County District Attorney will make an initial determination at Central Court (Waiver Court) regarding your eligibility to apply.

  3. Ineligibility & Exclusionary Criteria

    Review a list of items that will exclude you from this program.

  4. National Drug Court Facts

    It has been studied and proven that drug courts work better than jail; better than just probation and treatment alone.

 

The Wayne County District Attorney will make an initial determination at Central Court (Waiver Court) regarding your eligibility to apply. If you wish to apply to this Court you must waive your right to a preliminary hearing, waive your arraignment and waive your right to raise future challenges to the sufficiency of the prima facie case against you.

DRUG AND TREATMENT COURT

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