California Prisons Roll Out Integrated Addiction Treatment Programs
On January 21, 2020, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) began screening inmates at all 35 state institutions for an enhanced integrated substance use disorder treatment (ISUDT) program. The program will offer participants medicated assisted treatment (MAT), comprehensive cognitive behavioral interventions, and safe, therapeutic housing. This initiative will focus on whole-person treatment from incarceration through return to the community.
During roll out, CDCR is focusing on three priority populations; however, an …
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