Is there such thing as a second chance in the criminal justice system? Fortunately, in Guam there is — at least for some people caught up in the underworld of drug abuse. This hope for a second chance is offered through the Superior Court’s Drug Court, a specialty court designed to address the unique and

There are few topics that fuse life, love and laws together with the intensity of drug abuse and drug addiction. Countless lives and families throughout Guam, indeed throughout the world, have been devastated by the relentless ravages of this unrepentant scourge. While the adverse effects of alcoholism can take years to undermine the family structure,

For the past two-and-a-half decades, a new approach to addressing criminal behavior has spread across the United States and, indeed, across the Pacific Ocean to Guam. Today, all the states and territories have introduced specialty courts, frequently referred to as “problem solving” or “therapeutic” courts, to supplement the more traditional judicial approach to prosecuting criminal