The Howard County Superior Court I Adult Drug Court Program is committed to providing non-violent drug offenders access to intense treatment services in order to break the cycle of drug addiction and crime. Applicants must not have any open warrants, prior convictions for rape, child molestation, murder or criminal confinement. Applicants must be willing to comply with court ordered treatment, have the physical ability to participate, meet criteria for substance use disorder and have the ability to pay the program fees within the time frame of the program. The Drug Court Program takes between 12 and 36 months to complete depending on performance. The program has multiple avenues of entry for pre-conviction and post-conviction clients meeting eligibility criteria

The Howard County Mental Health Court Program is committed to providing criminal justice involved individuals suffering from mental illness access to intense treatment services in order to break the cycle of mental illness and crime. Applicants must not have any open warrants, prior convictions for rape, child molestation, murder or criminal confinement. Applicants must be willing to comply with court ordered treatment, have the physical ability to participate, meet criteria for a non-psychotic mental health disorder and have the willingness to pay the program fees within the time frame of the program. The Mental Health Program takes between 12 and 36 months to complete depending on performance. The program has multiple avenues of entry for pre-conviction and post-conviction clients meeting eligibility criteria.

Re-Entry Court

The Howard County Reentry Program is designed to assist eligible offenders returning from incarceration with transitioning back into the community successfully. The Re-Entry Court program is a post- conviction program ordered as a condition of community supervision. The Re-Entry program may be entered through a request for a sentence modification or as a result of violation of community supervision. The Re-Entry Court Program takes between 12 and 36 months to complete depending on performance.

The Howard County Veterans Treatment Court Program is committed to providing eligible veterans access to intense treatment services in order to address mental health and drug addiction issues stemming from or related to participation in the United States Armed Forces. Applicants must not have any open warrants, prior convictions for rape, child molestation, murder or criminal confinement. Applicants must serve or have served in the United States Armed Forces, be willing to comply with court ordered treatment, have the physical ability to participate, meet criteria for substance use disorder and/or a non-psychotic mental health disorder and have the ability to pay the program fees within the time frame of the program. The Veterans Treatment Court Program takes between 12 and 36 months to complete depending on performance.