TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Mar 10, 2022

District Attorney General Ray Crouch Jr. of the 23rd Judicial District recently talked with students in Lipscomb University’s Law, Justice, and Society program about the district’s successful recovery court program. Crouch shared the cost savings generated by placing non-violent defendants in the recovery program compared to the cost of incarceration. He explained that much of his caseload involves repeat drug offenders and how recovery court is one method for getting at the root of the problem. Lipscomb University’s Recovery Court class is the first college course in Tennessee, second in the nation, devoted entirely to training students about the recovery court model. The course is taught by adjunct professor Kevin Batts, who also serves as a director of the 23rd District Recovery Court.