FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WTAQ) - A judge in Fond du Lac County says a growing number of drug addicts are choosing to spend more time in jail, rather than get help to go clean.
Circuit Judge Peter Grimm says he’s seeing more adult offenders decline probation – so they don’t have to deal with the requirements of getting treatment, urine tests, and other rules. Grimm says it tells him that those offenders don’t want to change their drug habits or their lifestyles.
Fond du Lac County sheriff’s deputy Mark Strand says adult drug offenders who serve full sentences don’t need to through monitoring when they get out. Many times, those people will commit more robberies, burglaries, and thefts to get the money to continue their drug habits. Judge Grimm says the crimes are getting more brazen.
Strand says too many drug offenders don’t get encouraged by loved ones to get help – so they’re left to fight their drug habits on their own. Juveniles don’t have that option. Those offenders can be forced to get treatment and monitoring.
