On july 1, 2012, the board of state and community corrections (bscc) became the state administering agency for californias residential substance abuse treatment for state prisoners (rsat) program

The California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) was awarded a $2,291,680 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program formula grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.593). The goal of this 4-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, is to break the cycle of drug addiction and criminal behavior among incarcerated individuals in California by providing evidence-based substance use disorder treatment, counseling, and reentry support services within state and local correctional facilities.

The BSCC, as the state administering agency, will distribute these RSAT funds through a competitive sub-award process to selected county jails and treatment providers across California. This funding will help build the capacity of these local criminal justice entities to deliver comprehensive, trauma-informed, and individualized treatment programs that incorporate medication-assisted treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy, mental health services, and life skills training. The ultimate aim is to reduce recidivism and facilitate successful community reintegration for the target population.

The bscc is also responsible for administering state and federal funds, guiding local policy and programming and providing technical assistance to local stakeholders in their criminal justice realignment efforts. The bscc, with support from the governors office, is committed to providing treatment services for incarcerated individuals with substance use disorders.as such, the bsccs 2024 rsat program will ensure that sufficient prevention, treatment and recovery services are provided to its clients. The goal of this program is to break the cycle of drugs and violence associated with substance abuse that has impaired a significant number of californias citizens.implemented through californias local correctional and detention facilities and treatment providers, the bsccs rsat program will help develop the participants cognitive, behavioral, social, vocational and other skills to address drug-induced criminal conduct.underscored by a workable structure designed to systematically reduce the demand, use and trafficking of illegal drugs, the bscc has identified evidence-based strategies that, when put into operation, will improve the rsat programs success rate in terms of reducing recidivism. Californias public safety reforms have shifted certain responsibilities for the inmate population from the state to the local level, and many of the offenders that would have been previously sentenced to prison are now the responsibility of the county jails.given this transfer of responsibility, californias rsat funding will be directed toward local county jails, selected through a competitive-bid process, to help them build capacity to provide substance abuse programs to meet the needs of the increased inmate population during their incarceration and upon reentry into the community. Each project will be funded for a three-year cycle. A new competitive-bid process was completed in april of 2024 resulting in the selection of new cohort of sub-grantees that began on july 1, 2024.