The commonwealth of the northern marianas islands criminal justice planning agency (cjpa) proposes to continue funding the cnmi residential substance abuse treatment program in the department of…

This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) provides $121,280 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Criminal Justice Planning Agency (CJPA) to continue funding the CNMI Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program in the Department of Corrections. The RSAT program aims to ensure that incarcerated individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) or co-occurring SUDs and mental health disorders receive evidence-based residential treatment and access to mental health services, both during incarceration and through reentry support services upon release. Key activities include a 6-12 month jail-based SUD treatment program, access to mental health treatment, and transition planning to connect inmates with community-based SUD providers for continued care. The grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028, with the CNMI Department of Corrections serving as the sub-recipient for this RSAT Formula Grant award.

The commonwealth of the northern marianas islands criminal justice planning agency (cjpa) proposes to continue funding the cnmi residential substance abuse treatment program in the department of correction (DOC).the DOC is the only state correctional facilityin the cnmi. The purpose of this program isto ensure that inmates who require SUD or CO-occurring substance use and mental health disorder services are provided residential treatment and access to mental health disorder treatment. The department of corrections service area is located on the main island of saipan. Treatment and reentry services will be afforded to individuals incarcerated at the jail. Primary activities will include a 612-month program of evidence-based SUD treatment services within the facility, ensuring access to the state hospitals mental health department to address mental health disorder treatment, and ensuring access to reentry services for inmates transitioning back into the community with state SUD providers for continued post release treatment services and aftercare. Expected outcomes of this project are continued treatment in the jail-based residential program, where 98% of the inmate population are minorities, access to mental health disorder treatment services while incarcerated, and access to reentry services and continuity of care upon release. The intended beneficiaries of the proposed program are the pre-release and post-release offenders, including pretrial detainees. The subrecipient for this grant is the cnmi department of corrections.