Delaware seeks to continue its current rsat project to support the department of correction's "new choices" program and youth rehabilitative services "seven challenges" program

The Criminal Justice Council of Delaware will receive $223,890 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners program. The Council will administer the grant to support the Delaware Department of Correction's "New Choices" program and Youth Rehabilitative Services' "Seven Challenges" program. Specifically, the Youth Rehabilitative Services will receive a subaward to provide residential substance use treatment to adjudicated boys at the Ferris School. Additionally, the Department of Correction will receive funding to support residential substance use treatment for adult women who are pregnant or postpartum. The grant period is from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026.

The criminal justice council will administer the grant and subaward to YRS to serve adjudicated boys requiring residential substance use treatment in ferris school, and DOC to serve adult women who are pregnant and postpartum requiring residential substance use treatment.