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Council of Accountability Court Judges asks for expanded funding to serve growing participants and juvenile treatment courts
Summary
The council told the appropriations subcommittee it needs additional recurring dollars to support increased enrollment in accountability courts, implement juvenile treatment courts created by last year's law, and expand technical assistance and training capacity.
The Council of Accountability Court Judges (CACJ) briefed the appropriations subcommittee on the performance and funding needs of Georgia's accountability courts, which include felony drug courts, veterans courts, mental-health courts, DUI courts and juvenile programs.
Judge Brenda Weaver and Taylor Jones, CACJ executive director, said the network now numbers 188 courts and served 8,307 participants last year. CACJ presented data showing lower recidivism among program graduates compared with matched controls and argued that expanding capacity can save the state money by diverting eligible nonviolent…
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