“A small group of people is gathering in the chambers of U.S. Magistrate Judge John Conroy at the federal courthouse building in Burlington at 9 a.m. on a Wednesday. They’re here as part of a program called re-entry court, a program for people coming out of prison with a history of drug addiction.
“The people assembled for this meeting are mental health and addiction counselors, lawyers — a prosecutor and a public defender — and a federal probation officer, but they’re not here to defend or convict. The aim is to help get participants onto a path to a better life.”