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Judges praise accountability courts' results but warn opioid-settlement restrictions could hobble broader treatment
Summary
Accountability-court leaders told appropriators the programs reduce recidivism and expand, but warned that routing two-thirds of their proposed budget through opioid-settlement funds may legally restrict spending to opioid-specific treatment and leave most participants without services.
Judges and accountability-court officials asked the House subcommittee to consider how settlement funds are being used to support expanding treatment tracks, while warning about a legal restriction that could limit flexibility.
Judge Robert McBurney described increases in participation and favorable outcomes from accountability courts — including recidivism reductions and higher employment rates among graduates — and said the…
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