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Putnam prosecutor says drug court might be last chance for offenders
By Kate White, The Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The creation of an adult drug court in Putnam County might be the last opportunity officials have to save drug offenders from prison time, the county's prosecutor said last week.

Newly elected Putnam Circuit Judge Joseph Reeder, who took office in December, said he's beginning to organize the adult drug court, which he said he wanted to create during his election campaign.

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Putnam prosecutor says drug court might be last chance for offenders
By Kate White, The Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The creation of an adult drug court in Putnam County might be the last opportunity officials have to save drug offenders from prison time, the county's prosecutor said last week.

Newly elected Putnam Circuit Judge Joseph Reeder, who took office in December, said he's beginning to organize the adult drug court, which he said he wanted to create during his election campaign.

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