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Justice May 22, 2026

Special courts helps veterans stay out of jail ‑ but staffing losses at VA and cuts to government programs are threatening their work

by Jamie Rowen, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Memorial Day is an apt time to reflect on the long-term consequences of war. Among…

Cobb County Superior Court, a brick building with a steepled clock tower

Crime & Public Safety May 19, 2026

Cobb County Veterans Accountability and Treatment Court Graduates Three Veterans

Cobb County announced that the Cobb County Veterans Accountability and Treatment Court (VATC) graduated three veteran participants during a ceremony held Friday, May 15, 2026, at the Cobb County Superior…

Cobb Courts, Crime & Public Safety February 10, 2026

Three veterans graduate from Cobb County Veterans Accountability and Treatment Court

According to a news release on the Cobb County website, the Cobb County Veterans Accountability and Treatment Court graduated three veteran participants at a 9:30 a.m. ceremony Friday, Feb. 6,…

Accountability Courts, Cobb County Courts January 9, 2026

Four Graduate from Cobb County Drug Treatment Court, Rebuilding Lives Through Recovery

Cobb County announced in a news release that four individuals recently graduated from the Cobb County Drug Treatment Court, marking a powerful step forward in their recovery journeys. The ceremony,…

Left - Porsha Winfrey, award winner. Right - Judge Kimberly A. Childs, presenter.

Justice May 6, 2025

Porsha Winfrey receives Excellence in Legal Administration Award

Left – Porsha Winfrey, award winner. Right – Judge Kimberly A. Childs, presenter (photo courtesy of Cobb County) Porsha Winfrey, the coordinator of Cobb County’s Drug Treatment Court, received the…

Group photo of five graduates of the Cobb County Drug Treatment Court holding their certificates

Cobb County April 10, 2025

Cobb County Drug Treatment Court Celebrates Six Graduates

The Cobb County Drug Treatment Court recently held a graduation ceremony honoring six individuals who completed the intensive rehabilitation program. The event, held in the Cobb Superior Court Ceremonial Courtroom,…

A smiling woman holds flowers and a certificate from Cobb Mental Health Court

Justice March 13, 2025

Alternative to imprisonment: Cobb Mental Health Court graduates 5

Photos provided by Cobb County government Cobb County announced that Superior Court Judge Ann B. Harris presided over the graduation of five new participants in Mental Health Court. Judge Ann…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Cobb County February 22, 2025

Cobb’s Drug Treatment Court designated an All Rise Mentor Court

The Cobb County Drug Treatment Court was designated an All Rise Mentor Court. According to a news release from Cobb County, its Drug Treatment Court was one of ten selected…

Cobb County December 15, 2024

Cobb’s Pinnacle youth diversionary court honors 8 new graduates

Cobb County government announced in the press release that Cobb County court officials and community members gathered to honor eight graduates of Cobb Superior Court Judge Kellie S. Hill’s Pinnacle-Cobb…

Cobb County November 16, 2024

The Cobb County Drug Treatment Court hosted its 4th Annual “Be Grateful” Dinner

The Cobb County Drug Treatment Court hosted its 4th Annual “Be Grateful” Dinner. The Drug Treatment Court is one of Cobb County’s accountability courts, created to provide alternatives to incarceration…

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