Within behavioral health services, alcohol and chemical dependency programs of the north carolina department of adult correction seeks to receive funding that supports addiction treatment and services…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the North Carolina Department of Public Safety $388,816 on October 1, 2025, under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners formula grant program (CFDA 16.593) to sustain and expand addiction treatment and reentry services for incarcerated individuals with substance use disorders across four state correctional facilities.

The award funds residential substance abuse treatment at Greene Correctional Institution, a 32-bed male medium-custody facility, and Anson Correctional Institution for Women, a 140-bed medium and close-custody facility. Greene's program applies evidence-based cognitive-behavioral therapy and prioritizes treatment for incarcerated veterans; Anson's program delivers comprehensive behavioral health services addressing substance use, criminal and addictive thinking, interpersonal skills, relapse management, and community reintegration. The award also expands treatment services at Randolph Correctional Center and Franklin Correctional Center and continues statewide Recovery Road reentry services supporting individuals with identified primary substance use disorder who previously participated in alcohol and chemical dependency programs.

The performance period runs through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in Raleigh, North Carolina. The federal grant program aims to improve substance use treatment during and after incarceration to reduce recidivism and increase access to evidence-based treatment and community-based recovery aftercare services.

Within behavioral health services, alcohol and chemical dependency programs of the north carolina department of adult correction seeks to receive funding that supports addiction treatment and services for incarcerated individuals. If awarded, the 2025 rsat grant funding will sustain existing reentry programs at greene correctional institution, a male 32-bed facility with medium custody, and anson correctional institution for women, up to 140-bed long-term facility with medium and close custody. The funding will also expand treatment services at two additional facilities, randolph correctional center and franklin correctional center, and provide continued support of statewide recovery road services that will address the reentry needs of incarcerated individuals with identified primary substance use disorder, specifically those who previously participated in alcohol and chemical dependency programs treatment programs. Greene's rsat program reflects nationally recognized best practices for correctional substance use disorder treatment, including the use of evidence-based cognitive-behavioral therapy curriculum. Addressing the treatment needs of incarcerated veterans will continue to be a major focus for greene's rsat program. The program at anson correctional institution for women provides comprehensive behavioral health services that address offender substance use, criminal and addictive thinking, interpersonal skills development, relapse management strategies, development of healthy relationships, and community reintegration.