What is Drug Court and am I eligible for Drug Court?
The Drug Court of Broward County, in operation for years, has been changing the lives of thousands upon thousands of criminal offenders for the better. Presently under the judgeship of the Honorable Judge Marcia Beach, the drug court of Broward opened in the summer of 1991 under the leadership of the Honorable Robert J. Fogan, who remains extremely active in the Drug Court movement around the country. In fact, now one of hundreds, the Fort Lauderdale Drug Court was the third drug court in the nation, behind Las Vegas and Miami. The Broward Drug Court remains a treatment court. That is, it focuses on addressing the client’s drug addiction and its underlying causes as an alternative to prison. Program Goals are: “To intervene with criminal offenders who are charged with the purchase or possession of a controlled substance and other substance abuse related charges, and to offer a one year positive alternative to incarceration. To break the cycle of addiction and criminal justice involveme
