The court is an alternative to jail for nonviolent drug offenders.
EVERETT, Wash — Amber Dabney points to the picture of the day she got her life back.
It’s a gradation photo from Snohomish County Recovery Court, a far cry from the booking photo from when she got sent there in the first place.
“I would still be in prison,” she says.
Amber was looking at over seven years for stolen vehicle charges brought on by her addiction. She lost her children and was about to lose a large chunk of her freedom.
“I really wanted my kids back, and
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