Image of the Historic Health Department where Drug Court is Located

303 North Church Street • Murfreesboro, TN 37130 • Phone: (615) 217-7124 • Fax: (615) 217-7127

Contact Us:

303 North Church Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130

Phone: (615) 217-7124
Fax: (615) 217-7127

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3rd Annual Rally for Recovery Walk & 5k Run

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Who We Are…

The Rutherford County Drug Court Program consists of three programs: The Adult Drug Court, The DUI Court and The Family Treatment Court. In the Drug Court and DUI Court, we identify people involved with the court system who are violating the law because of their addiction. They are then court-ordered into the program, which consists of long-term treatment, random drug screens, and judicial supervision. It is our hope that we will break the cycle of addiction and crime thereby reducing the rearrest and reincarceration rates in our county. With the Family Treatment Court, we identify parents or guardians who have lost custody of their children and are found to have a substance dependency problem. They are placed into a similar program as stated above, with the ultimate goal of permanency for their child, whether it be reunification or adoption.

There are now drug courts in every judicial district in the State of Tennessee. Rutherford County should be proud that their drug court has been named a Mentor Court by the State of Tennessee.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Rutherford County Drug Court and DUI Court Programs is to reduce the length and use of incarceration, reduce the recidivism rate of crimes related to substance abuse and alcoholism and improve the safety and quality of life in our community by utilizing an innovative, efficient, integrated model of services.

The mission of the Rutherford County Family Treatment Court is to provide permanency to the children of Rutherford County who are placed in out-of-home placements, by offering an innovative, efficient, integrated model of services to the parent or guardian of the child, who has been identified as having a substance dependency.

Links

American University - Justice Programs Office

Bureau of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice - Office of Justice Programs

Davidson County Drug Court

Office of Criminal Justice Programs for Tennessee

NADCP
National Association of Drug Court Professionals and Drug Court Institute

National Drug Control Policy

Rutherford County Seal