Arkansas Courts award drug courts, distribute Naloxone
The Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) awarded a total of $64,289 to five adult drug courts in the state on Thursday, Feb. 29. The funds aim to bolster resources in combating the opioid epidemic within the served communities.
The Independence, Cleburne, Stone, Izard, and Fulton County Adult Drug Courts received the funding during a ceremony at the Independence County District Court courtroom in Batesville.
By: White River Now
The Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) awarded a total of $64,289 to five adult drug courts in the state on Thursday, Feb. 29. The funds aim to bolster resources in combating the opioid epidemic within the served communities.
The Independence, Cleburne, Stone, Izard, and Fulton County Adult Drug Courts received the funding during a ceremony at the Independence County District Court courtroom in Batesville.
According to a release from the AOC, the funds are part of a $1 million award to the AOC by the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office. The funds must be used to provide restorative services for drug court participants, including transitional and chemical-free housing, substance abuse and mental health services, peer support recovery services, childcare assistance, and educational services and programming.
“These funds will better equip the Adult Drug Courts in Independence, Cleburne, Stone, and Izard/Fulton Counties with the resources they need to address the ongoing opioid epidemic within their communities,” Arkansas State Supreme Court Chief Justice John Dan Kemp said in announcing the awards. “As a former drug court judge and as chair of the Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee, I understand that the state’s drug courts, and other specialty courts, play a critical role in addressing the cruel impact the opioid crisis is having in our communities.”
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