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| State opens first in-jail drug treatment unit |
| By montgomery-herald.com |
| Published: 04/20/2016 |
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CHARLESTON — Intent on breaking the cycle of drug addiction and crime, West Virginia is launching its first in-patient treatment program in a regional jail. The 28-bed Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) unit opened April 11 at the Southwestern Regional Jail in Logan County, for male inmates who have been sentenced to the custody of the Division of Corrections. Overseeing the state's prison system, the DOC already operates RSAT units at nine of its facilities totaling 507 beds. The new unit at Southwestern recognizes that there are inmates who have been sentenced to DOC custody but who are serving parts of those sentences in the separately run regional jail system. “This will greatly accelerate their ability to begin the crucial journey of recovery and rehabilitation that can, it is hoped, restore them to a productive and healthy life outside the correctional setting,” said Executive Director David Farmer of the Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority (RJA). “Being able to begin treatment earlier will also allow them to hasten their eligibility for parole, thus addressing both the needs of inmates and their families and the issue of overcrowding.” Read More. |
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