Drug Treatment Court for Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados will be establishing a drug treatment court this year as it seeks to deal with a high prison population and the recurring problem of recidivism. Home Affairs Minister, Adriel Brathwaite said the issue is providing a “major headache” for the authorities and that the government is continuing to explore all avenues to tackle the problem including the soon to be introduced Drug Treatment Court (DTC). “Every effort must be made to reduce the number of persons incarcerated, since this could have a negative impact on the quality of services that government is able to offer under the circumstances.