Mississippi Alyce Griffin Clarke Drug Court Act

2003 The 2003 Legislature of Mississippi intended to facilitate local drug court alternative orders adaptable to chancery, circuit, county, youth, municipal, and justice courts. The goals of the drug courts under this act include the following: To reduce alcoholism and other drug dependencies among adult and juvenile offenders and defendants and among respondents in juvenile petitions for abuse, neglect or both To reduce criminal and delinquent recidivism and the incidence of child abuse and neglect To reduce the alcohol-related and other drug-related court workload To increase personal, familial and societal accountability of adult and juvenile offenders, defendants, and . . .