Huntington-Area Adult Drug Court opens

A new adult drug court in Cabell County brings the number in West Virginia to nine, and is the sixth to open this year in the state. The Marshall County Drug Court, based in Moundsville, was one of the first when it opened several years ago.

What's a drug court? It's a volunteer program that can reduce or eliminate jail and prison sentences, if approved by a judge. The referrals to drug courts need to be approved by prosecutors, and the applicants need to have low or moderate risks to the community.