An OC Senator Pushes to Fund Drug Court Programs Across California

Kiama council wants to be part of local drug court to 'rehabilitate people and keep them out of jail'

Kiama Council calls for expansion of the drug court program to include Kiama and the wider Illawarra region.

An OC Senator Pushes to Fund Drug Court Programs Across California

State Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) is looking to help fund drug treatment courts and make them available for residents across California under two bills as local law enforcement agencies and courts start to arrest and convict people under a new state law. The bills come after more than two-thirds of voters across the Golden State approved Prop. 36 – a new unfunded law that aims to increase punishment on certain drug and theft crimes and is e…