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Model residential drug recovery court showing success, attorney says

Posted at 8:17 pm August 26, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Brad MacLean and Bob Cantrell

Brad McLean, left, program director of the Morgan County Residential Recovery Court, welcomes the commitment of Rev. Bob Cantrell and Presbyterians to help residents “reconnect with the community.” (Submitted photo)

 

By Carolyn Krause

The United States has a broken criminal justice system and a huge drug addiction epidemic, and the country leads the world in the number of people who are in prisons and jails. More than half of released prisoners re-offend and return to prison within three years.

Brad MacLean, an award-winning Nashville attorney and opponent of the death penalty who lives in Clinton, decided more than two years ago to help combat these major issues. He created and is supervising the nation’s first statewide residential drug recovery court, a pilot program and potential model for other states. On August 1, 2013, the Morgan County Residential Recovery Court opened at the Morgan County Correctional Complex, a state prison for men.

MacLean, who had volunteered in Judge Seth Norman’s residential drug court for Davidson County inmates, is program director at the Morgan County residential recovery court for nonviolent, drug-addicted felons across the state. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Morgan County, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: behavior modification, Bob Cantrell, Brad MacLean, counseling, criminal justice, drug abuse, drug addiction, drug court, drug recovery, drug recovery court, drug testing, drug therapy, drug-abdicted felons, drug-addicted offenders, First Presbyterian, First Presbyterian Church, First United Methodist Church, heroin, jail, methamphetamine, Morgan County Correctional Complex, Morgan County Residential Recovery Court, oxycontin, prescription opiates, prescription pills, prison, residential drug recovery court, Seth Norman, Tennessee Department of Corrections

County Commission candidate proposes drug testing for elected officials

Posted at 11:24 am April 21, 2014
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Lynn Byrge

Lynn Byrge

Note: This story was updated at 11:25 p.m.

CLINTON—A candidate for Anderson County Commission has proposed drug testing for county commissioners and other elected officials.

“They should be sober-minded,” said Lynn Byrge, one of four candidates for two seats in District 5, which includes Marlow, Dutch Valley, and Oliver Springs. The incumbents are Jerry White and Robert McKamey. Carl D. Beaty is also running.

Byrge made the proposal during a Monday morning Anderson County Commission meeting in Clinton.

“I think that’s appropriate not only for county commissioners, but for all elected officials,” Byrge said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, 2014 Election, Anderson County, Government, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, Anderson County Commission, chancellor, county commission, District 5, drug test, drug testing, elected officials, Lynn Byrge, Michael Farley, Nicki Cantrell, Phil Harber, Steve Mead

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