New Cherokee Drug Court Pushes Rehabilitation, Accountability
The new Drug Accountability Court in Cherokee County Superior Court has around eight participants and is off to a steady start.
For Cherokee County Superior Court Judge Ellen McElyea, watching repeat drug users who run into legal trouble come in and out of her courtroom was a "big frustration." Those entering the legal system would go through a "cycle" of being in and out of the court system, without even one attempt to get to the bottom of their life troubles. "They are not really addressing the root of their problem, which is their addiction," she said. So McElyea decided to do something in an effort to break that cycle. McElyea is the presiding judge of the Cherokee County Drug Accountability Court, which is now up and running in Cherokee County Superior Court. The court caters to users who have been convicted of felony drug-related crimes, and has about eight …
In this Article:
