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inmate's home location.This conunitment to increasing MAT access to the greater community, <br />in addition to the inmates at the Kittitas County Jail,will impact both of Kittitas County's <br />Qualified Opportunity Zones. <br />Drug treatment has been shown to be both less expensive and more effective at reducing <br />recidivism,drug abuse,and crime compared to prison".Dr.Nora D Volkow,the director of the <br />National Institute on Drug Abuse,stated "Detox alone in jail or prison is not treatment.Without <br />proven treatment and therapeutic follow-up in a community setting,addicted offenders are at a <br />high risk of relapse despite a long period of forced sobriety.""By instituting evidence-based <br />treatment in the jail setting,along with a clear path for care coordination post-release,the <br />proposed program should have a positive impact on the public safety20 of the area surrounding <br />the Kittitas County Jail. <br />Program Design and Implementation <br />With the size and complexity of the Kittitas County Jail in mind,as well as best practice <br />guidelines published by SAMHSA and other organizations for cutting operational costs in jails <br />related to inmates going through withdrawal,reducing overdose rates post-release,and lowering <br />the rate of recidivism the following minimum qualifications will be used to identify a partner to <br />provide onsite medication-assisted treatment for inmates with substance use disorder.The <br />Kittitas County Jail has researched available MAT organization and reviewed programs offered <br />in other jail programs in the State of Washington.The Kittitas County Jail is confident an <br />organization with all minimum qualifications can be procured for this project. <br />3"National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services,2005.Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS)Highlights-2005;Harrison,Paige M. <br />and Allen J.Beck.2006.Prisoners in 2005.Washington,DC:Bureau of Justice Statistics <br />*National Institute on Drug Abuse.NIDA announces recommendations to treat drug abusers,save money.and reduce crime.Press release July <br />24.2006.Online at:http://drugabuse.gov/newsroom/06/NR7-24html <br />*Naturajan,Nila,et al."Substance Abuse Treatment and Public Safety."Justice Policy Institute .,Jan.2008, <br />www.justicepolicy.orglimages/upload/08_01_rep_drugtx ac-ps.pdf. <br />7 of 20