Fulton County Superior Court - Atlanta - Georgia

The U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center selected our Drug Court for a visit by nine foreign journalists writing articles about U.S. drug fighting efforts.
The group toured our Drug Court on July 15 after having visited Washington DC where they met with several officials from the Obama Administration, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Congress.
The Fulton Superior Court's Drug Court was the only court picked for a visit during the tour. It was chosen because of its history of success, State Dept. Officials said.
After meeting with Chief Judge Doris L. Downs, who described the evolution of our Drug Court, the journalists sat in on a weekly prehearing conference to learn more about how Drug Court operates. The journalists then attended a Drug Court hearing where they heard from Drug Court defendants and toured Hope Hall to see the Drug Court accountability program in action.
Following their tour of Drug Court the journalists were to spend time with members of the Atlanta DEA office before returning to their home countries.
State Department officials said the journalists were hand picked for the tour by U.S. embassies and consulates in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Haiti, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.
The working reporting tour gave the journalists a chance to see U.S. domestic drug fighting efforts and learn about our nation's overall cooperation with Mexico and other Central American countries to combat crime, including drug trafficking, arms trafficking and human trafficking.