Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Resources & Assistance
Correctional MAT in the News
How One Corrections Facility is Linking Individuals to Addiction Treatment
This Q&A profiles the Somerset County, NJ jail MAT Reentry Program which provides access to mediction for opioid use disorder and ensures the continuation of OUD treatment post-release. The Q&A was conducted with the Claire Daniel, who oversees the medical and mental health nursing staff at the Somerset County Jail.
Investigation of the Cumberland County (NJ) Jail
After investigation, the U.S. Justice Department finds the jail’s failure to provide MAT for opiate withdrawal violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. The report finds that the lack of medication for opiate withdrawal is linked to preventable jail suicides and provides a list of required reforms, including “Ensure that medication assisted treatment is immediately provided to prisoners who have been identified as having or potentially having Opiate Use Disorder at time of admission.”
The Justice Department investigation was conducted pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA). These investigations were severely curtailed during the Trump Administration but are expected to increase during the Biden Administration. Read the report here.
RSAT TTA Correctional MAT Manuals and Resources
National Correctional MAT Manuals and Resources
Philadelphia Dept of Prisons Clinical Intake/Training Videos
Jail MAT Begins with Immediate
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Philadelphia Dept of Prisons
Intake/Screening COVID-19 Protocols
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Correctional MAT Videos, Diverting Defendants to Treatment and Prison and Medicated Assisted Treatment
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Prison and Jail Medication
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This video features those with lived experience talking about their drug addiction, jail and saving lives with Naloxone. It ends with instructions on how to administer naloxone. It is currently shown to Philadelphia jail inmates and their visitors.
This video features presentations from Jon Berge, SAMHSA, Mark Parrino, American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, Andrew Klein, RSAT TTA and Advocates for Human Potential, Kathleen Maurer, Connecticut DOC, and Kevin Pangburn, Kentucky DOC.
Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Correction and Rehabilitation
video on that institution’s MAT Program
Franklin County and the Greenfield, Massachusetts community addresses the opioid crisis with an innovative approach to treatment. The Franklin County Jail is one of the only corrections facilities in the country offering suboxone to its clients.