The goal of the louisianas rsat program is to disrupt the self-perpetuating process of drug addiction, violence, and societal decay by reducing the demand for drugs that, in part, sustains the…

This $726,419 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.593 - Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program) will fund three adult Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) programs in Louisiana. The goal is to disrupt the cycle of drug addiction, violence, and societal decay by reducing the demand for drugs and providing comprehensive treatment, counseling, and reentry services to incarcerated individuals with substance use disorders.

The three RSAT programs receiving funding are located at the Bossier Parish Correctional Facility, Concordia Parish Sheriff's Office, and Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office. These programs will provide evidence-based substance abuse treatment, moral reconation therapy, life and job skills training, anger management, parenting skills, vocational training, and reentry/reintegration assistance to help participants successfully transition back into the community and reduce recidivism. The grant will be used over a four-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028 to maintain and potentially increase the capacity of these state-run RSAT programs.

The goal of the louisianas rsat program is to disrupt the self-perpetuating process of drug addiction, violence, and societal decay by reducing the demand for drugs that, in part, sustains the violence seen in communities. The specific objective is to continue to operate the rsat program for adult offenders and eventually juvenile offenders using the best available practices and techniques.briefly, this encompasses a treatment program for those incarcerated and enrolled in the rsat program by providing drug treatment, moral reconation therapy, life and job skills, anger management, parenting skills, vocational training, reentry, and reintegration into society assistance. The 2024GRANT will be used to fund three adult rsat programs. The rsat program in louisiana has specific objectives: ensure that successful program participants are suited for reintegration back into the community by providing necessary attitude and behavior modifications; maintain and, if possible, increase the capacity of the state run rsat programs; maintain an aftercare program to help ensure the successful transition of rsat participants into society, and minimize the potential negative impact to the community; and reduce the recidivism rate of those participants returned to their communities. Louisiana operates a residential rsat program currently for adults only. There are three adult programs: steve hoyle intensive substance abuse program (SHISAP) based at the bossier parish correctional facility in plain dealing, which is under the auspices of the department of corrections (DOC); concordia parish sheriffs office in vidalia, LA; and lafourche parish sheriffs office in thibodaux, LA. The concordia parish and lafourche facilities are the local correctional facilities required by this solicitation. Admission to the program is determined by court order, referral by the courts or district attorney, or placement by DOC. Generally, those convicted of a drug offense or those who self-identify as a substance abuser are admitted. The bossier program has a capacity of about 600 inmates wherein the entire facility is devoted to rsat, concordia has a capacity for 250 inmates, and the lafourche program has the capacity of 100 inmates.