Accountability drug and mental health courts are operating in Jackson County, among the more than 100 such courts across the state.

For drug and mental health courts, accountability is key (video)

This May, four Barrow County residents were the first graduates of the county’s new accountability drug court. At the ceremony, each stood before family and friends, public officials, and fellow drug court participants to tell their story. In the past, substance abusers and the mentally ill were treated the same as other offenders: They were…