A post on the Rutherford County Facebook page states that as of Friday, April 1st, 2016 they will be taking over management of misdemeanor probation services and changing the name of the Drug Court to Recovery Services. This will create the Department of Probation and Recovery Services.
According to their webpage :
The Rutherford County Probation and Recovery Services is committed to promoting and maintaining a safe community for the citizens of Rutherford County, Tennessee. The mission of the Department of Probation and Recovery Services is to protect the community by changing offender behavior, restoring losses to victims, and stressing offender accountability through effective treatment and case management practices.
The Rutherford County Probation and Recovery Services will act as the “eyes and ears” of the Courts to supervise defendants convicted of or entering conditional guilty pleas to state and local crimes.
The RCPRS is located at 309 West Main Street ,Murfreesboro TN, 37130.
For a complete list of services click here.
Rutherford County Drug Court Becomes Recovery Services
The Rutherford County Recovery Court Program consists of two programs: The Drug Court and The DUI Court. In the Drug Court and DUI Court, we identify people involved with the court system who are violating the law because of their addiction. They are then court-ordered into the program, which consists of long-term treatment, random drug screens, and judicial supervision. It is our hope that we will break the cycle of addiction and crime thereby reducing the rearrest and reincarceration rates in our county.
There are now drug courts in every judicial district in the State of Tennessee. Rutherford County should be proud that their drug court has been named a Mentor Court by the State of Tennessee.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Rutherford County Recovery Court Programs is to reduce the length and use of incarceration, reduce the recidivism rate of crimes related to substance abuse and alcoholism and improve the safety and quality of life in our community by utilizing an innovative, efficient, integrated model of services.
