Drug Court Program doing well in Coffee County

The Coffee County Drug Court program is continuing to grow with its largest number of graduates since the initiative began more than a decade ago.
Coffee County Mayor Gary Cordell says 17 participants graduated earlier this month.
Drug court is a two-year treatment program for nonviolence offenders living in Coffee County whose current offense is a result of illegal drug use.
Cordell says the program’s success can be measured by those who remain drug-free after completing the program.
He says Coffee County has had an 11 percent re-offense rate for those originally arrested on drug charges in the past five years, well below the national level.