The office of criminal justice programs (ocjp) primary goal in the administration of FFY23 residential substance abuse treatment for state prisoners (rsat) funds is to enhance, prepare and assist…

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $837,814 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Formula Grant to the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration's Office of Business and Finance. The grant will fund the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) to operate three residential therapeutic community substance abuse treatment programs with over 350 beds across two correctional facilities during calendar year 2024. The TDOC RSAT program provides a multi-phase treatment approach including orientation, substance abuse counseling, pro-social skill development, and reintegration support. The grant aims to enhance, prepare, and assist TDOC with implementing effective and quality residential substance use disorder treatment programs that address the total needs of the offender population, including therapy, education, vocational training, life skills, and aftercare services.

The office of criminal justice programs (ocjp) primary goal in the administration of FFY23 residential substance abuse treatment for state prisoners (rsat) funds is to enhance, prepare and assist the tennessee department of correction (tdoc) with implementation and continuation of effective and quality residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs that address the total needs of the offender population served. In addition to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, ocjp seeks to incorporate into the rsat program other key components of successful rehabilitation including substance use recovery education programming, vocational training and job placement assistance, life skills training, social skills development, family therapy, cognitive restructuring, and other skills to address (SUD) and related problems. Tennessee proposes to continue to fund the tennessee department of correction(tdoc) with the 2023 rsat award. During state calendar year 2024, tdoc willoperate three residential therapeutic community substance abuse treatment programsproviding just over 350 treatment beds across two of their correctional facilities. Theseprograms implement a therapeutic community using the rsat model and are located inthe following sites: morgan county correctional facility (105) and west tennesseestate penitentiary (254). The tdoc program incorporates a multi-phase treatmentapproach as outlined below: phase i (orientation and identifying anti-social thinking patterns) phase II (main treatment: substance abuse counseling and pro-social skilldevelopment) phase III (transition, reintegration and giving back) aftercare