Ten Massachusetts sheriff places of work acquired federal grants of at the least $30,000 to assist deal with substance abuse amongst their jail populations — making for a complete of $310,000.
“Substance use disorder can profoundly impact the lives of those who experience it, as well as their families and communities,” Gov. Maura Healey mentioned in an announcement saying the disbursal. “These funds will help ensure that incarcerated individuals have access to essential services that will help them return to their communities healthier, stronger and better equipped to sustain a positive future.”
Eight of the ten places of work throughout the commonwealth acquired grants of $30,000 whereas two places of work within the state’s west acquired $35,000 from the Residential Substance Abuse Remedy for State Prisoners Program, which is funded by the U.S. Division of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Help and managed by state receiving businesses, which on this case is the state Workplace of Grants and Analysis (OGR).
The DOJ says the grant program “enhances the capabilities of state, local, and tribal governments to provide residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment to adult and juvenile populations during detention or incarceration” and thru the reentry course of by funding “community-based treatment and other recovery aftercare services.”
State Public Security and Safety Secretary Terrance Reidy mentioned that “Reducing recidivism is a key element of our public safety strategy” and that the grants permit the state “to invest in programs that improve reentry outcomes and reduce the likelihood that a person will reoffend in the future.”
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics mentioned that 8 in 10 state prisoners, and much more state jail inmates, had used unlawful medication of their lives, with solely barely fewer — greater than 7 in 10 for each jail and jail inmates — have been common drug customers. About half of state jail inmates and practically ⅔ of jail inmates sentenced for violent crimes “met the criteria for drug dependence or abuse,” based on the June 2017 report.
Inmates who take part in rehabilitation applications whereas incarcerated do present lowered recidivism, based on at the least one state examine in Massachusetts. A multi-year Massachusetts Division of Correction examine launched in March confirmed that of the 9,000 moderate- to high-risk reoffenders studied, those that participated within the DOC’s Correctional Restoration Academy and attained a GED have been lower than half as more likely to reoffend of their first yr of launch, at 7.8% in comparison with 19.7%.
Awarded sheriff places of work
Every of the next places of work have been awarded $30k grants, except in any other case specified: Barnstable; Berkshire $35k; Bristol; Essex; Hampshire $35k; Middlesex; Norfolk; Worcester; Franklin; and Plymouth.
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