Compassion and Justice in Drug Court: Judge David T. Matia, Cuyahoga County Drug Court
Compassion and Justice in Drug Court: Judge David T. Matia, Cuyahoga County Drug Court
In this episode of the Cover2 Resources Podcast, Greg McNeil, Founder and President, interviews Judge David T. Matia. Judge Matia presides over the Cuyahoga County Drug Court, the first of its kind in Cleveland. He has had a powerful role brokering justice and compassion in the lives of Cleveland’s drug addicts.
In this episode, Judge Matia shares his story and the philosophy that drives his drug court. He explains how he came to the bench with little background in drug dependency but began to realize that “the revolving door of sending people to prison wasn’t working.”
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