The Vindicator

Judge touts drug court’s success

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge John Durkin said he remembers standing before Mahoning County commissioners 28 years ago to ask for their help to start a drug court. At the time, ...

Mahoning Drug Court receives opioid settlement funds

Mahoning County continues to receive its share from that massive opioid settlement from pharmaceutical companies.
Politifact

Drug courts are expanding, though not in federal system

As research mounts showing that drug courts reduce recidivism and save money, government funding has followed. Drug courts, which steer low-level offenders with addictions into treatment ...
WFMJ

Mahoning County Drug Court approved for 2 more years

Judge Durkin says drug court has positively impacted the lives of countless people throughout the Mahoning County. He plans ...
journalgazette

44 participants graduate from Allen Superior Court's Drug Court

More than 40 people Monday celebrated their graduation from Allen Superior Court’s Drug Court program in a room full of supporters, families and friends. The 44 graduates together have ...