It has really helped me rehabilitate myself and feel good about myself. Like many other Drug Court graduates, Pounds choked up at the podium, especially when she talked about her family. They stood by me through this, and I have a relationship now with my spouse and my sister that is unbelievable. Drug Court graduations are emotional. They re festive, too.
Families bring cameras.
Graduates dress up. Judges wear big smiles and refreshments are served. If you didn t know better, you d think you were at a wedding, what with the little children in pretty clothes, the occasional baby cry and the whispers and giggles. But these are extraordinary occasions in the lives of the participants. But it s the one he can be most proud of.