NOBLESVILLE After four drunk driving arrests, Megan Pino said she thought her future would involve a long jail or prison sentence.

I am a four-time DUI offender, and my first DUI occurred at the age of 21, Pino said. It was going to be either some probably long-term jail or possibly prison.

Instead, Pino became a candidate for Hamilton Countys Drug Court, a treatment-based program designed to help repeat offenders address substance abuse issues.

Drug Court is a treatment program, Pino said.

They look at your past criminal history, things that were surrounding your personal life to see, okay, is this something that this individual can change their thinking, change their behavior and be a contributing member of society or is it someone that needs to go and sit and do time?

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