What is Drug Court or DWI Court in Mecklenburg County? Will I stay out of jail?
Drug and DWI Court are programs offered to some who have pled guilty to drug offenses and driving while intoxicated offenses. After sentencing a referral is given to the defendant to be evaluated by probation. Probation and other members of a therapeutic team determine how much of the jail sentence is actually served. Participants should be prepared to undergo a very intensive treatment program. The programs maintains very good results with a low recidivism rate for those who ‘graduate’ from the program.
