Investor Presentaiton
Connect to Care: Address the needs
of justice-involved populations
Increase pre-arrest diversion of low-level offenders
Support counties in adopting pre-arrest diversion programs to divert low-level
offenders to community-based programs and services.
Maintain and enhance therapeutic (mental health, recovery and veteran) courts.
Provide overdose prevention education and medication-assisted treatment (MAT)
during incarceration and upon release.
Identify model policies to screen for substance use disorders and connect to
overdose prevention education and treatment during incarceration or upon release
Work with at least six jails to screen for substance use disorders, use FDA-
approved medications for treatment, and provide overdose prevention education
and connections to care upon release.
Expand supports for people after release
Train community corrections and Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities
(TASC) offices on substance use disorders and connecting to naloxone, harm
reduction resources and treatment.
Increase education opportunities for those with criminal history by working with
institutions of higher education to not screen people out based on criminal records
alone.
Reduce barriers to employment for those with a criminal history, and provide
information on education options, career paths and licensures that are available to
people with different classes of convictions.View entire presentation