• In 2003,
the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) released a study
of 2,000 drug court graduates
nationwide, showing that one year after graduation fewer than
17% had been re-arrested and
charged with a felony offense.
• More than 16,000 participants graduated from drug court in
2004.
• More than 70,000 drug court participants are being served at
any given time in the United States.
• A total of 460 drug-free babies were born to active drug court
clients in 2004.
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