Drug court a better investment than prison

From the Drug Rehab Referral blog:

Not your usual courtroom scene - families, laughter, beaming smiles on all, this day in court celebrates the most recent 25 graduates from drug court. Many of these families - including that of Pamela Erlston who had been battling drug addiction for 27 years and lost her children because of it - are reunited and looking forward to a bright future as a fully functional family thanks to the California drug rehab programs they did through drug court. Pamela was in rehab for a year - the longest she’s ever been clean - and was accompanied by her husband and children when she attended court.

The other great thing about drug court is that it is cheaper for the state to put someone through drug rehab than it is to keep them in prison - where they’re not going to really get much help at all.

This is the just the kind of courtroom drama we need.