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‘Addressing the whole problem’: Madison County eyes domestic violence court

Madison County leaders hope a new approach to domestic violence cases might ease the trauma on families and reduce repeat offenses.

For example, a couple might be going through a contentious divorce. There may be an order of protection issued. And one of them may have a criminal charge of domestic battery pending. Under the current, traditional system, each of those issues may be on a different docket, with different court times, appearing before different judges. (Read More)