The National Probation Service - West Yorkshire
Jack Straw meets staff and offenders at Leeds Magistrates Court
Jack Straw recently met with probation staff and offenders during his visit to the dedicated Drugs Court and specialist Domestic Violence Court in Leeds.
Jack Straw said: "The whole community stands to benefit from the way dedicated Drug Courts provide continuity and firm supervision for offenders who may come from chaotic backgrounds. Specialist Domestic Violence Courts bring together a range of specialists to safeguard victims and families and to deal with offenders."
Ex-offender Manoj had used drugs for years before being sentenced to a community order with a drug rehabilitation requirement managed by the dedicated Drugs Court in Leeds.
He said: "It helped me to sort my life out. I had to be tested twice a week and went to a review each month with the same panel of magistrates in the Drug Court. Now I'm clean and not involved in crime and I'm living a normal life, with a job and a girlfriend."
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