The Sessions Recovery Court is an alternative to the traditional court process that focuses on drug treatment and recovery rather than incarceration.   In 2018, the General Sessions Court established this program to help clients become productive members of society; to stop the revolving door of recidivism; and to break the cycle of addiction. 

The Sessions Recovery Court program and the criminal court Drug Recovery Court program work along side of each other.   Because the two programs have different "target participants," it may be that persons who do not qualify for admission to one program could qualify for admission to the other.  

The Sessions Recovery Court program is a voluntary program that is typically based on a furlough from a workhouse or jail sentence.  The program includes the following components, among others:

• Outpatient treatment and inpatient when necessary;
• Mandatory random drug testing;
• Attendance at treatment sessions;
• Consideration of attending self-help or group meetings;
• Incentives for program compliance, and sanctions for program non-compliance; and
• Participation in outside programs as necessary, which may include family/individual counseling, mental health counseling, HiSet/job readiness, life-skills/ parenting sessions, anger management classes or other programs designed to assist the individual in returning to society as a productive citizen.