TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 20, 2020

Tennessee’s many recovery courts have remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic but are delivering services in slightly modified ways, the Tennessee Supreme Court reports. The courts give repeat offenders a chance to break the cycle of addiction and become productive members of society through evidence-based treatment techniques and a “hands-on” approach from court staff and program partners. Judges Andrew Mark Freiberg, James Hunter, Suzanne M. Lockert-Mash, J. Weber McCraw and Jimmy C. Smith recently shared the challenges and successes of operating a recovery court during the pandemic, as well as the creative measures they are using to continue serving program participants.