Gov. DeWine touts Mahoning County Drug Court

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Gov. DeWine touts Mahoning County Drug Court

Governor Mike DeWine says Mahoning County has a high performing drug court.  So much so, that he wants more of them like it in the state. He says he is asking state lawmakers for more money in the next budget to add 30 more drug courts at a cost of $7.5 million. Ohio currently has 150 of them. He says is much more cost effective to treat drug addiction than it is to incarcerate. "Instead of using social services, instead of being locked up somewhere, all those options are a...

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