| MADISON
COUNTY DEPARTMENT Of PROBATION |
The Madison County Superior Court for Drug Treatment is relatively new in Madison County, having its first participants in 2009. This Court was developed as a result of the Rockefeller Reform Drug Laws in 2008. What makes this program unique is its collaboration between many departments, which results in a “team” approach to working with offenders. In Madison County, the following departments are members of the team and a representative from each department attends regular team meetings:
Through the use of a team-centered approach, a collaborative effort between the various participating programs is utilized, resulting in alternative methods to offer encouragement, as well as impose sanctions, to offenders. Offenders who participate in this program appear in Court on a twice-monthly basis, report to a probation officer and meet with the Drug Treatment Court coordinator on a regular basis, in addition to participating in substance abuse treatment and other programs.

Updated: December 14, 2011