Project goals: to break the cycle of substance abuse and anti-social behavior and prepare inmates for community RE-entry by providing programs that will develop inmates cognitive, behavioral,…

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), through the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (CFDA 16.593), has awarded a $872,656 formula grant to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) to provide substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and rehabilitation services within state, local, and tribal correctional facilities. The project aims to break the cycle of drug addiction and criminal behavior by delivering evidence-based treatment, counseling, and reentry support services to incarcerated individuals. Key objectives include reducing substance abuse, decreasing recidivism, and facilitating successful community reintegration through comprehensive, trauma-informed, and individualized treatment approaches. The ACJC will collaborate with state agencies, local law enforcement, county attorneys' offices, and other partners to implement residential, jail-based, aftercare, and post-release programs that develop inmates' cognitive, behavioral, social, and vocational skills. The grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028.

Project goals: to break the cycle of substance abuse and anti-social behavior and prepare inmates for community RE-entry by providing programs that will develop inmates cognitive, behavioral, social, and vocational skills. Types of programs to be implemented: residential, jail-based, aftercare, and post-release. Residential and jail-based projects will receive funding priority. Program strategies: the arizona rsat program provides funding assistance to organizations that treat inmate substance abuse problems and anti-social behavior and prepare inmates for RE-entry into the community. Major deliverables: by providing funding to prisons, jails and non-profit organizations that treat offender substance abuse, the program will prepare offenders for community reintegration, reduce offender recidivism rates, and enhance the capability of local government to provide residential substance abuse treatment. Partnerships: funded projects must demonstrate a strong collaborative effort in the areas of law enforcement, prosecution, service providers, community organizations, and other social service agencies. Current funded agencies maintaining these strong partnerships include arizona department of corrections, arizona department of juvenile corrections, yavapai county sheriffs office, pinal county sheriff, navajo county sheriff, valley housing partners, graham county substance abuse coalition, and chicanos POR LA causa.