Programs like Allen Superior Court’s drug court have a growing track record of success. And yet, funding is becoming harder to come by, while participants find themselves caught by the rising cost of living.
As Allen County’s drug court program hosted its 59th graduation ceremony at the beginning of December, Superior Court Judge Fran Gull prepared for her 24th year supervising the court. In that time, she’s seen people from all walks of life come through the court.
“Look at the people who are graduating. I mean, we’ve had doctors, lawyers, nurses, homeless,” Gull said. “I mean, we’ve had all walks of life in our drug court program because addiction hits everybody.”…