The utah commission on criminal and juvenile justice agrees to continue to support and prioritize focus on jail-based substance use disorder treatment programs with utahs RSAT funds, and to give…

The Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice has received a $340,333 Formula Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (CFDA 16.593). The grant will support the development and implementation of evidence-based jail-based substance use disorder treatment programs across Utah, with a focus on serving individuals in rural and tribal areas. Key funded activities include:

• Requiring RSAT program participants to adhere to the state's established standards for substance use disorder treatment, including certification requirements and provision of recovery/reentry support services.
• Establishing written agreements between RSAT providers and local substance abuse authorities to ensure continuity of care and access to reintegration services upon an individual's release from jail.

The ultimate goal of this 4-year grant award, which began on October 1, 2023, is to increase access to and the effectiveness of substance use disorder treatment for incarcerated individuals in Utah, ultimately reducing substance abuse and recidivism within this population.

The utah commission on criminal and juvenile justice agrees to continue to support and prioritize focus on jail-based substance use disorder treatment programs with utahs RSAT funds, and to give priority consideration to funding programs in rural and tribal areas in compliance with this new requirement. Jail-based RSAT programs will be required to adhere to the evidence-based substance use disorder treatment standards, certification requirements, and recovery/reentry support standards established for the utahs JRI. In addition, in order to ensure that individuals who complete the jail-based RSAT program experience continuity of care when they are released from jail to the community, subgrantees will be required to establish a written agreement (e.g., MOA/MOU) with the local substance abuse authority (LSAA) agency in their area regarding the provision of reintegration and continuing care/recovery support services. The goal of utahs FFY 2023RESIDENTIAL substance abuse treatment for state prisoners (RSAT) program is to increase access to and the effectiveness of substance use disorder treatment programs for individuals incarcerated in utahs county/tribal jails, giving priority consideration to rural and tribal areas, by funding evidence-based programs/ practices to successfully treat inmates substance use disorders and ensuring RSAT participants are linked to reintegration and continuing care/recovery support (AFTERCARE) services following completion of treatment and release to the community.