The Brief
- Milwaukee County hosted its annual treatment court graduation ceremony.
- Treatment court programs are designed to help people rebuild their lives.
- Data shows the programs slash re-arrest rates and the results stick.
MILWAUKEE – For decades, the standard response to crime in America followed a predictable script: police make an arrest, the court hands down a sentence and a jail door closes.
That revolving door rarely solves the root problem for people battling substance use or mental health crises. That’s where treatment courts come in.
What is treatment court?
By the numbers:
Instead of handing down prison time, treatment courts’ specialized programs use legal accountability to push people into intensive, supervised recovery. Data shows it’s working.…