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Archive Home > 2004 > September > 26 > Official urges county to add drug courts

Official urges county to add drug courts

Funding shortages have scuttled previous proposals

By Chris Barker / The Bulletin
September 26, 2004

Deschutes County needs a special drug court to stanch the flow of addicts circulating through the criminal justice system, outgoing county Mental Health Department Director Gary Smith said.

Smith, who retired this week after more than 30 years of work in the mental health field, is convinced....

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