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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Drug Courts are an essential component of our justice system which save vast
criminal justice resources and return individuals to their communities as productive, tax-paying
citizens; and
WHEREAS, Drug Courts are the most effective tool in the criminal justice system for saving
money, cutting crime and serving veterans; and
WHEREAS, results of more than 100 program evaluations and at least four meta-analytic
studies have yielded definitive evidence that Drug Courts significantly improve substance-abuse
treatment outcomes, substantially reduce drug abuse and crime, and do so at less expense than any
other justice strategy; and
WHEREAS, Drug Courts facilitate community-wide partnerships, bringing together public
safety and public health professionals in the fight against drug abuse and criminality; and
WHEREAS, the Drug Court movement has grown from the 12 original Drug Courts in 1994
to over 2,500 operational Drug Courts; and
WHEREAS, the Williamson County DWI/Drug Court is truly making a difference in our
area, from reducing alcohol and drug use, to reuniting families and making our community safer;
and
WHEREAS, the Williamson County DWI/Drug Court began in November 2006 and to date
has graduated over 144 participants.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE GARVER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS, do hereby proclaim May 2011, as
NATIONAL DRUG COURT MONTH