"The 100-bed program has been established to allow the state to divert people in need of substance abuse treatment or mental health services from hard prison beds to effective treatment programs that are evidence-based and proven to have a larger impact on reducing recidivism...While prison costs an average of $65 per prisoner per day, the Recovery Court will cost an average of $35 per person per day." It opened in August and is located in the city of Wartburg, about 45 miles west of Knoxville.
