Residential Treatment Programs: • Must last up to 12 months. If possible, participation should be limited to inmates with 6 to 9 months remaining in their confinement so they may be released from prison instead of returning to the general prison population after completing the program. • Must provide services in a residential treatment facility that is a dedicated housing unit – a completely separate facility from the general population, exclusively for RSAT participants. • Must focus on the substance abuse disorders of the inmate. • Must develop the inmate’s cognitive, behavioral, social, vocational, and other skills to address the substance abuse and related issues. • Must require urinalysis and/or other proven reliable forms of drug and alcohol testing for program participants and former participants while they remain in the custody of the state or local government. • Must track participants’ progress and include an evaluation method to assess the outcome. • Program design must be based on effective, scientific practices. Jail-based Treatment Programs: • Must be a minimum of 3 months in duration. • Must strive to separate the treatment population from the general population. • Must focus on the substance abuse disorders of the inmate. • Must develop the inmate’s cognitive, behavioral, social, vocational, and other skills to address the substance abuse and related issues. • Must require urinalysis and/or other proven reliable forms of drug and alcohol testing for program participants and former participants while they remain in the custody of the state or local government. • Must include an evaluation method to assess outcome, and track participants’ progress. • Program design must be based on effective, scientific practices.
