A unique program in Cleveland is giving survivors hope and turning their lives around.
We’re profiling a unique program in Cleveland that is giving survivors hope and turning their lives around.The specialized docket is run by Judge Marilyn Cassidy.When you enter the courtroom, the first thing you may notice is the cookies and coffee, and a more relaxed atmosphere than you may expect.“I’m not on the bench in a robe way up above where the women are. I come down to their level, we try to keep it more conversational,” she said.
So Judge Cassidy and Karen Stanton, coordinator of the docket, learned how to clinically identify these victims so they could get them help with trauma. Stanton, who is also a probation officer, said says these women often get stuck in the court process. “If we can help save a life and have a healthy baby born and have a mother present in that baby’s life. I feel like it’s it’s all good. It’s all worth it,” Cassidy said.
Years ago, she lost her job and a place to call home. Then she became addicted to drugs, and she said nothing else seemed to matter.The people who pretended to help her and provided her with those drugs were really preying on her.
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