BOC to consider forming drug/mental health court

Monday, October 17. 2011
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners is considering establishing a drug court and mental health court.

Superior Court judge Currie Mingledorff presented the request and said the courts would serve as “accountability courts.”

“We see the same people over and over again with drug arrests because we have not been able to redirect them from drug addition to something more productive,” Mingledorff said.

The BOC will vote on the request when it meets at 6 p.m. on Monday at the courthouse. The budget would be $70,000. The county also received a $25,000 grant to help get this program established.
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#1 Oh, that's a good idea on 10/17/11 at 09:39 AM [Reply]
Yes, let's go ahead and have another "accountability" court since the guy who ran the one in Barrow was just locked up himself for getting drunk and grabbing a woman.

What happened to JAIL, isn't that accountability enough?
#1.1 It is, actually on 10/18/11 at 08:22 AM [Reply]
I don't want to pay for jailing non-violent offenders when there are less expensive, more effective means of punishing them. Why do you?
#2 not on 10/17/11 at 12:53 PM [Reply]
enough Goverment, we need jobs!!! this is Job program oure and simple,
more endles paper to get money
#2.1 more money on 10/17/11 at 06:51 PM [Reply]
yes weneed more jobs but i bet this drug/mental court anyone that goes there will have to sign in and pay what the courts ordered even though sometimes you dont even get help. Just like probation offices.Come in and pay, bye. See you next time.The only who benifits from this is the county .
#3 Barry Goldwater on 10/18/11 at 05:41 AM [Reply]
This is another vote buying scheme.

Citizens look at the math: a $70,000 annual budget (which will grow) and a ONE TIME $25,000 grant. The county which already spends more than it takes from citizens is now spending even more it doesn't have.

When will the working people lay down tools of trade and take up their tools of survival from the oppressors in government?

Soon, I hope for the sake of our children.
#3.1 I am Spartacus on 10/18/11 at 07:03 AM [Reply]
If you were to do a little research before spewing your opinion everywhere, you'd realize that accountability courts end up being very cost-effective programs. That's why they're attractive.

You don't know what the math is, "Goldwater." You don't know how much the participants pay to be in these programs. You don't know how expensive the alternative is. Because you don't know these things, you have no idea whether this program is a good idea or not. Uninformed voters like you are a big part of the problem in this country
#3.1.1 Cost effective? on 10/18/11 at 11:20 AM [Reply]
I don't think so. Drug court costs an averages of $100,000+ a year to babysit a few dozen offenders instead of having them supervised by probation. Despite what the liberals who support this say, most drug court participants aren't diverted from prison (and those high costs), they are diverted from probation (a much more cost-effective method of supervision).

Hall County drug court graduated six recently. Yep, just six. Any idea how many of those six would have spent the time they were in drug court in prison instead? Likely, none. These were non-violent offenders who would have had probation and fines and drug treatment. So don't tell me how much money they save.

This drug court concept is the brain-child of the hippies from the 60's and their effort towards legalization of all drugs. Mark my words, this is where this social experiment is going if they have their way.
#3.1.1.1 Georgia on 10/18/11 at 11:36 AM [Reply]
is on a different path then most of America Georgia one in eight citizens involved in the criminal justice system, why because in Georgia it generates money, it also spends money, maybe focus on crime against others rather hten crimes against ones self would help.
I know people say we need to stop drug use, but drug use goes on and has since chemist started making mixtures.
you cant by force stop drug use.
how can you make someone who has given up stop something they feel makes them feel better, and when jail is just a place to rest and get away how is that a deterent
not that jails should be owrk camps or slave houses but housing and feeding and baby sitting to get people off the street out of the way is not working.
#3.1.2 Barry Goldwater on 10/18/11 at 08:33 PM [Reply]
Spartacus, if you were capable of actual research of facts you would quickly learn that all government programs cost more than originally projected. They are always vote buying schemes or kingdom building (think larger government) schemes. I am guessing you are already a ward of the state.

RISE UP citizens against the government and wards of the government!
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