The state of georgias criminal justice coordinating council (cjcc), the state administering agency, is pleased to submit this application for the FY 2023RESIDENTIAL substance abuse treatment for state…

The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) received a $1,611,531 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant will fund evidence-based substance abuse and opioid abuse treatment programs for incarcerated adults and juveniles across Georgia. CJCC will partner with the Georgia Department of Corrections and Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, as well as local agencies, to expand access to residential treatment, medication-assisted treatment, counseling, and reentry services. The goal is to reduce recidivism rates by up to 40% by providing offenders with substance use disorders comprehensive, best practice-based treatment. Funding will support hiring treatment staff, implementing evidence-based curricula and therapies, and coordinating continuity of care upon release to help break the cycle of addiction and criminal behavior.

The state of georgias criminal justice coordinating council (cjcc), the state administering agency, is pleased to submit this application for the FY 2023RESIDENTIAL substance abuse treatment for state prisoners program formula grant. Cjcc is requesting funding to support and promote the reduction in recidivism for a greater proportion of the offender population on both the state and local levels. Cjcc will partner with the georgia department of corrections (GDC) and georgia department of juvenile justice (gdjj), as well as local agencies, as subgrantees to appropriately expend these funds on evidence-based substance abuse and opioid abuse programs for incarcerated adults and juveniles across the state. In 2012, the state of georgia embarked on a series of aggressive and longitudinal criminal justice policy reforms to revolutionize the treatment of juvenile and adult offenders. The state of georgia makes a concerted effort to align federal funding streams to statewide initiatives, including a multi-facility juvenile rsat program at DJJ, an expansion of the adult rsat program at GDC, and multiple local level adult rsat programs. The focus of this grant funding will be geared towards assisting agencies with lowering recidivism rates by continuing to provide and enhancing services available to offenders who have been diagnosed with a substance use disorder. Programs modeled after best practices, with adequate amounts of treatment, have been found to reduce recidivism by up to 40 percent. Funding will be used for state and local correctional facilities to continue to support and improve their rsat programs. GDC is seeking to expand the use of medication-assisted treatment (mat) for individuals diagnosed with an opioid use disorder throughout the state.