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Drug, mental health courts get new financial help (Illinois)
Daily Herald story - " Drug and mental health courts aimed at treatment instead of prison time will get more money and more oversight next year. DuPage County Board officials this week earmarked close to a quarter-million dollars for each court next year. They also accepted a $300,000 federal grant for use in the drug court. Both programs aim to use counseling and medication for behavior modification, ideally keeping people from becoming repeat offenders and returning to overcrowded jails."  
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Recent killings raise questions about court (South Carolina)
Story in The State - "Local officials want to re-evaluate the county's Mental Health Court following two incidents in which offenders released from jail for treatment met with tragic consequences. The court, the first of its kind in South Carolina, started in January and allows people with mental disorders who are charged with nonviolent crimes to get treatment and avoid prison. ...The process, which can take two to six weeks, is coming into question following two cases in which the system failed...."  
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Mental health court studied (Washington)
Story in The Olympian - "In the future, Thurston County's mentally ill offenders could face a different type of judicial process intended to keep them from repeatedly breaking the law. A program known as mental health court has captured the attention of some elected officials. Those officials want to explore whether the concept could reduce the number of frequent offenders by focusing on treatment and other social services rather than jail time. .."  
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