drug recovery courts

At first glance, the people inside Franklin County Municipal Court room 13C have little in common. There’s a man in cutoff jean shorts with tattooed arms.…

Gov. Mike DeWine will propose the creation of 30 new specialty dockets, known as drug courts, as part of his budget expected to be officially released…

The Ohio House has followed the Senate's lead in overwhelmingly approving a measure meant to lower the state’s prison population and send non-violent…

A state database meant to help keep doctors and pharmacies on the same page about the prescription of opioids and other drugs is getting some new…

Overdose deaths continue to rise in Southwest Ohio, and the opioid epidemic is taking a toll on courts as more and more addicts end up behind bars for…

In her quiet country home in Wilmington, Stephanie Kirkpatrick’s goal is just to keep out of trouble.“When I was in the fifth grade, remember when they…