Andrew Gillum is back in rehab after a judge allowed the former Florida gubernatorial nominee to leave an Alabama jail and enter a residential treatment program under strict court supervision. According to TMZ, which obtained the latest court order, Gillum was released from the Baldwin County Jail on Friday, August 14, so he could enter Cumberland Heights Treatment Center in Nashville.
The Andrew Gillum rehab order requires him to remain at the Tennessee facility for at least 30 days, or for however long it takes him to complete the drug and alcohol treatment program. The order also requires Gillum to wear a GPS ankle monitor and bars him from receiving passes while he is undergoing intensive inpatient treatment. TMZ reports that the judge ordered authorities to be notified immediately if Gillum leaves the facility, with an unauthorized departure potentially resulting in his arrest and return to jail.
The court-ordered treatment follows Gillum’s return to custody earlier this month. Gillum was booked into jail on August 6 after missing a required drug screening and subsequently testing positive for methamphetamine during a court appearance. Court records showed his bond was revoked following the test.
That development came only weeks after Gillum had reported a negative drug test. On July 16, Gillum had voluntarily enrolled in a drug testing program, and the testing conducted at the time came back negative. The later missed screening and reported positive test added another turn to a criminal case that began with a July traffic stop in Alabama.
Daphne police arrested Gillum on July 2 after officers said they observed him driving erratically on U.S. Highway 98. Police said an officer noticed a glass pipe on the vehicle’s center console and searched the vehicle. Authorities reported finding rolled marijuana cigarettes and three packages containing a substance that tested positive for methamphetamine. Gillum was released from jail on July 3.
Officers recovered approximately three grams of methamphetamine, eight marijuana joints, a bong, three pipes, and other drug paraphernalia. Gillum was booked on felony possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, and misdemeanor second-degree possession of marijuana.
The latest Andrew Gillum rehab stay is not his first publicly documented period in treatment. In March 2020, Gillum announced that he would enter rehab after police encountered him heavily intoxicated inside a Miami Beach hotel room where another man was treated for a suspected drug overdose. CBS News reported at the time that Gillum was seeking treatment for alcoholism and stepping away from public life. Police found suspected methamphetamine in the room, but Gillum denied using the drug, and no criminal charges were filed against him over the incident.
Gillum directly connected his decision to seek help in 2020 to his mental health following his narrow loss in Florida’s 2018 gubernatorial election. In a statement reported by the Associated Press, Gillum said, “Since my race for governor ended, I fell into a depression that has led to alcohol abuse.” He described the situation as a wake-up call and said he intended to focus on healing.
Gillum spent more than 40 days away from his family while receiving treatment during that stint. Gillum and his wife, R. Jai Gillum, later pursued individual and couples therapy as they worked through the fallout from the hotel incident and his struggles with alcohol.
Gillum eventually returned to public life and spoke openly about recovery. During a September 2020 interview on the Tamron Hall show, he reflected on the emotional aftermath of the scandal and treatment. Gillum said, “So much of my recovery has been about trying to get over shame.” In July 2026, Gillum became a cohost of “Native Land Pod,” which won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News and Information Podcast in 2025.
His current drug case is separate from an earlier federal prosecution. According to WLRN, Gillum faced federal conspiracy and fraud charges before a 2023 jury acquitted him of lying to the FBI and could not reach verdicts on the remaining charges. Federal prosecutors later moved to dismiss the unresolved counts, and a judge granted the dismissal.
For now, the latest Andrew Gillum rehab stay places treatment at the center of his ongoing Alabama case. Gillum’s next court date is scheduled for August 27.
