The oregon criminal justice commission serves as the primary coordinating body for the acceptance, planning, and distribution of federal criminal justice funds leveraged to address the needs of the…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission $190,615 on October 1, 2025, under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners formula grant program (CFDA 16.593).

The award funds the Oregon RSAT 2025 Project, which establishes male and female co-occurring substance abuse and mental illness treatment programs in both local and state correctional facilities throughout Oregon. The project targets offenders unsuitable for drug courts by combining incarceration with integrated treatment for adults-in-custody with co-occurring disorders. The initiative addresses a documented gap in Oregon's correctional system, where few co-occurring treatment programs currently exist in jails and the Department of Corrections, and coordination between male and female adult-in-custody mental health and substance abuse disorder treatment is limited pre- and post-release. Designated county and state sub-recipients will build RSAT program options at both local and state levels. Supporting facilities will continue a range of correctional services including substance use disorder treatment, pre-release and transitional services, and adult education and work opportunities.

The award covers the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in Salem, Oregon. The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission serves as the State Administering Agency, coordinating acceptance, planning, and distribution of federal criminal justice funds for the state system.

The oregon criminal justice commission serves as the primary coordinating body for the acceptance, planning, and distribution of federal criminal justice funds leveraged to address the needs of the state criminal justice system. IT is well documented that the nation's growing system of drug courts harnesses the leverage of the criminal justice system and the treatment system to reduce drug use and recidivism. Programs such as rsat can leverage the criminal justice and treatment systems to target offenders who are unsuitable for drug courts by concurrently using incarceration to protect the public and address offender rehabilitation and treatment issues. Currently in oregon there are few CO-occurring treatment programs in jails and within the state's department of corrections. There is also little coordination between the treatments for male and female adults-in-custody mental health and substance abuse disorders pre- and post-release. The purpose of the oregon rsat 2025 project is to provide male and female CO-occurring substance abuse and mental illness treatment programs in both local and state facilities. The designated county and state subrecipients selected to participate in the project will work to build rsat program options at both a local and state level. Supporting the proposed facilities will allow the continuation of a range of correctional services and programs that include substance use disorder treatment, pre-release and transitional services, and adult education and work opportunities. The proposed system improvements will include integrated treatment for adults-in-custody with CO-occurring disorders while in custody.