Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP)

The Amador County Sheriff’s Office is applying under Category 1: Locally
Driven Responses to the Opioid Epidemic and Subcategory 1c. Amador County is located
approximately 45 miles southeast of Sacramento in a part of California known as the foothills of
the Sierra Nevada Mountains. In 2021, the population was estimated at approximately 41,259
residents, which includes a state prison. This application supports a jail-based project in Amador
County. The Amador County Sheriff’s Office will establish a comprehensive reentry program
that involves three core components: (1) Discharge planning; (2) Job training; and (3) Peer
recovery support.