I Have a Son Who Has a Drug Addiction and an Aggravated Battery Charge.?

Question by hemconst2: I have a son who has a drug addiction and an aggravated battery charge.?
Before the aggravated battery charge he had been trying to find a long term treatment facility to get into. Can we now ask the courts to mandate treatment to a long term facility-and if they do can that be treated as a type of probation. He is agreeable to treatment and as I said was already exploring his options.
He just got a public defender appointed and we will be talking to that person.

FYI- The other person came after my son with the bat first- they got into a fight and he ended up hitting the other guy with the bat. The other person is also up on charges. Witnesses have verified this.
Tina- You missed the part where I said that he had already been in touch with several facilities on his own before this happened. So he was seeking help. He had applied to several and was awaiting word on admittance.
JE– How dare you accuse me of not being there for my son. I have 4 other children who are honor students and model citizens-I have been through enough counseling already to get me out of the mindset of blaming myself.

Best answer:

Answer by LovesTheConstitution
Ask your son’s lawyer what options might be available, including what programs might be offered while he is incarcerated.

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