/news/tags/drug-courts Drug courts en-US Copyright Sat, 16 Mar 2019 13:50:08 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-03-16/dewine-releases-details-of-his-first-state-budget Friday was the deadline for Gov. Mike DeWine to release his two-year budget. He’d already unveiled several proposals, but now more is known about his… Sat, 16 Mar 2019 13:50:08 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-03-16/dewine-releases-details-of-his-first-state-budget Karen Kasler, Andy Chow /news/government-politics/2018-09-10/substance-abuse-survivor-opposes-issue-1-says-drug-court-saved-her-life A substance abuse survivor is fighting against the statewide issue on the ballot this fall that would reduce prison time for non-violent drug offenders.… Tue, 11 Sep 2018 02:47:00 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-09-10/substance-abuse-survivor-opposes-issue-1-says-drug-court-saved-her-life Andy Chow /news/government-politics/2018-09-05/issue-1-supporter-disputes-chief-justices-drug-court-concerns The only statewide issue on the fall ballot would reduce criminal sentencing for drug offenses. While Ohio’s chief justice believes Issue 1 would doom… Wed, 05 Sep 2018 22:06:06 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-09-05/issue-1-supporter-disputes-chief-justices-drug-court-concerns Andy Chow /news/government-politics/2018-09-05/ohio-supreme-court-chief-justice-worries-issue-1-will-take-away-the-power-of-drug-courts The top justice of the state’s highest court is speaking out about a constitutional amendment that's on the fall ballot. Issue 1 would require low-level… Wed, 05 Sep 2018 22:02:48 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-09-05/ohio-supreme-court-chief-justice-worries-issue-1-will-take-away-the-power-of-drug-courts Karen Kasler /news/health-science/2017-05-16/cuyahoga-county-unveils-a-new-court-docket-to-help-opiate-addicted-defendants Cuyahoga County Common Pleas court is introducing its second drug court docket to provide resources to 45 additional opioid-addicted residents per… Wed, 17 May 2017 00:53:37 GMT /news/health-science/2017-05-16/cuyahoga-county-unveils-a-new-court-docket-to-help-opiate-addicted-defendants /news/health-science/2017-03-07/race-deaths-and-past-wars-on-drugs-all-shape-ohios-response-to-the-heroin-crisis More than a quarter of the 51,000 people in Ohio’s prisons are drug offenders, and the state is trying to figure out how to move some of them to treatment… Tue, 07 Mar 2017 18:38:10 GMT /news/health-science/2017-03-07/race-deaths-and-past-wars-on-drugs-all-shape-ohios-response-to-the-heroin-crisis M.L. Schultze /news/health-science/2017-03-07/beyond-nalaxone-the-legal-system-tries-to-battle-the-crisis-with-alternatives-to-prison Ohio has a big problem with opioids and with prison overcrowding. A system meant to handle fewer than 39,000 people is holding more than 51,000, and many… Tue, 07 Mar 2017 07:23:14 GMT /news/health-science/2017-03-07/beyond-nalaxone-the-legal-system-tries-to-battle-the-crisis-with-alternatives-to-prison M.L. Schultze