Substance use disorders are a primary force driving crime in utah

The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Executive Office of the State of Utah (Governor's Office of Planning and Budget) $126,803 on October 1, 2025, under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners program (CFDA 16.593). The award funds residential substance use disorder treatment for incarcerated and detained individuals in Utah, with the Utah Department of Criminal Justice serving as the state administrative agency and pass-through conduit to correctional agencies statewide. Utah data indicate that substance use disorders drive crime statewide, with 80 percent of Department of Human Services clients in custody presenting with substance use disorder and 49 percent of individuals booked into county jails requiring intensive substance use disorder assessment and treatment. The award prioritizes jail-based substance use disorder treatment programs. Period of performance is October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The utah department of human services reports incarcerated individuals account for roughly 80 percent of all clients served for substance use disorder. In addition, the utah department of criminal justice estimates 49 percent of individuals screened at time of booking into utah's county jails need a more intensive substance use disorder assessment as well as treatment. The utah department of criminal justice is the state administrative agency for the rsat program. The state administrative agency utilizes this program to provide pass-through funding to applicable correctional agencies across utah. The utah department of criminal justice agrees to continue to support and prioritize focus on jail-based substance use disorder treatment programs with utah's rsat funds.