Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT)

The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Formula Grant Program (RSAT) assists states and local governments in developing and implementing substance abuse treatment programs in state and local correctional and detention facilities. The RSAT Program also assists states and local governments in creating and maintaining community-based aftercare services for offenders who are released from institutionally based substance abuse programs. Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Formula Grant funds may be used to implement three types of programs. At least 10 percent of the total state allocation for FY 2009 shall be made available to local correctional and detention facilities (provided such facilities exist) for either residential substance abuse treatment programs or jail-based substance abuse treatment programs as defined below.

The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Formula Grant Program (RSAT) assists states and local governments in developing and implementing substance abuse treatment programs in state and local correctional and detention facilities. The RSAT Program also assists states and local governments in creating and maintaining community-based aftercare services for offenders who are released from institutionally based substance abuse programs. Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Formula Grant funds may be used to implement three types of programs. At least 10 percent of the total state allocation for FY 2009 shall be made available to local correctional and detention facilities (provided such facilities exist) for either residential substance abuse treatment programs or jail-based substance abuse treatment programs as defined below.

The State of Arizona will use its FY 2009 RSAT award for programs that break the cycle of drug abuse and associated violence by providing programs that develop the inmates' cognitive, behavioral, social, vocational, and other skills which help the inmate overcome substance abuse, anti-social behavior, and to prepare inmates for community re-entry. The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) is the state agency designated to administer the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program. In October 2008, ACJC sent invitations to apply for RSAT funding to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections, and all of Arizona's 15 county sheriff's offices and other potentially eligible agencies. The priority for funding will be for programs that provide residential treatment and jail-based programs within the correctional setting. Arizona will also require that agencies receiving RSAT funds have continuing aftercare components provided by treatment and service providers operating under the supervision and authority of the Arizona Department of Health Services. Ten percent of the total funds will be made available to jail-based programs that do not qualify based upon the stricter residential requirements, if such qualified applications are received.

ACJC anticipates that they will continue to use RSAT funds for the following residential programs: (A) the Progressive Recovery program at the Arizona Department of Corrections for dually diagnosed substance abusers who are sex offenders; and (B) three programs of the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections, including: (a) the Catalina Mountain School for male juveniles; (b) the Adobe Mountain School; and (c) the Black Canyon School for female juveniles. ACJC also anticipates that they will exceed the required minimum allocation for local programs through providing funding to enhance Project ALPHA at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission will also use ten percent of the federal award for administrative funds.

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