Healthcare Organizations' Private Investments into Drug Courts: The Scam of the Century

 

Drug courts are stinky bullshit.  So are any other treatment/diversion/reentry courts.  What’s the difference between these courts and probation or parole?  Not much, except for the specific environment that a person enters.  In most cases, the only difference is that the jurist and “social workers” act as a probation or parole officer rather than an actual probation or parole officer being the person who decides if an offender is being compliant.  It’s the biggest scam ever.  The scams are varied in these courts, but the most obvious are: 1.) Healthcare organizations have teamed up with criminal courts and thus generated a massive profit for themselves, 2.) The treatment agendas are half-ass and barely work; which means that treatment is not the most important part of the relationship with the courts and job retention and reputations are some of the main aspects of such partnerships, 3.) Monetary and other forms of contributions entice both jurists and “social workers” to collect clients and send them to specific organizations because of their donations/contributions to the courts and other partnerships, 4.)  Elected officials use the contributions as solidified votes, 5.)  Due process in these courts is sketchy, 6.)  Many of the clients in drug courts use government-based healthcare and the courts and healthcare organizations leech onto the money spout of the state and federal governments, and 7.) Overall, and to hammer the message into your brain, many drug courts have policies that take advantage of investments to ensure their worth and these investments are “treatment-based.”  Similar to lobbyism.   

I’ll narrow the scope of the above-mentioned activities by using real world examples.  For instance, Erie County, New York is home to a plethora of diversion courts in its many cities, towns, and villages and has only a handful of treatment organizations in the immediate area.  Naturally, local programs use the available resources to reach a desired goal – in this case it would be drug treatment and not administering conventional criminal justice applications.  The healthcare organizations specialize in this type of treatment, or they suggest that they do.  Since healthcare organizations require revenue to function, they have to find ways to acquire capital.  Healthcare organizations, as well as other industries, in Erie County, New York use systematic processes, such as drug courts and mandated drug treatment, as income utilities in order to retain occupations and to secure the worth and reputation of the treatment organization and its relationships (with the courts).  This is done by supplying clients to both drug courts and healthcare organizations and delivering other investments into the drug court scam.  Not too long ago, Horizon Health Services, which is like the Starbucks of drug treatment in Erie County, New York, donated monies to the Town of Amherst Drug Court (and other diversion courts).  The reason the Town of Amherst Drug Court is mentioned is because the infamous and former justice, Mark G. Farrell, was well-known for sending offenders in drug court to lengthy participation in inpatient and outpatient treatment at Horizon Health Services (which still goes on today, but with a different judge in Amherst).  At one point, Horizon Health Services wanted to expand their inpatient treatment facility (which was eventually completed and is currently being operated) and was having trouble finding the necessary finances to complete such a rigorous project.  So, who did they turn to?  Of course, their old pal Judge Farrell and his drug court system, which was employed with people from Horizon Health Services.  A significant amount of money was given by the Amherst Drug Court to confirm the construction of this new private minimum security jail – I mean drug treatment facility.  Where did the revenue (people) come from to maintain this new facility?  The answer is the Town of Amherst Drug Court and other diversion courts that have established relations with Horizon Health Services.  Where else would the clients come from?  This local example verifies the seven scams that are previously mentioned. 

If you disagree and think that treatment and additional legal interventions are the primary objectives of these courts, healthcare organizations, and, most importantly, the individuals who work within these settings, then why do they (the places and people involved in drug courts and treatment organizations) not work together to provide preemptive approaches for society so that social and personal distresses cease to exist?  The point being is that they (drug court and treatment people) wait till after a person has been arrested and threatened with jail/prison or already is, or has been, incarcerated.  Treatment?  Where were the “social workers” before a person did something that required criminal justice intervention?  It’s all about capital, occupational retention, and social reputations.  Money, jobs, and respect.  This is an example of how private investments by healthcare organizations are long term goal-oriented and not only financial endeavors – the respect aspect.  Drug courts and healthcare organizations have made a living off of tax funded grants and donations from each other; which includes the investment of clients – people.  Success cases my ass.  How many people actually leave a drug court and are cured of whatever vices they have or have had?  Drug courts are a fuckin’ scam and so are treatment organizations that suck the teat of these horrific ensembles of diversionary tactics by the criminal justice system.    

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