LOGAN, W.Va. — West Virginia has launched its first inpatient treatment program in a regional jail with the hope of breaking the cycle of addiction and crime.
A 28-bed Residential Substance Abuse Treatment opened Monday at the Southwestern Regional Jail in Logan County. The facility will serve male inmates who have been sentenced to the custody of the Division of Corrections.
“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. “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.”
Each RSAT unit offers intensive, six- to 12-month inpatient treatment to offenders with a verified substance abuse history.
Certainly, by increasing access to treatment services while offenders are in our care and custody can only enhance our efforts in breaking the addiction cycle,” said Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety Secretary Joe Thornton.