Criminal Justice & Treatment

Criminal-justice intersection with addiction treatment shapes outcomes for millions in the US and globally. The session covers drug courts and their outcome evidence, MAT in jails and prisons including federal Bureau of Prisons expansion, re-entry models bridging incarceration and community treatment, the elevated post-release overdose risk window, treatment-vs-incarceration trial evidence including the SUMMIT and HEAL JCOIN consortium results, and sentencing reform including the bipartisan First Step Act. Discussion addresses pretrial diversion programmes, peer mentors in correctional settings, juvenile-justice addiction care, the international comparison with European models, and the policy implications of the 2024 Supreme Court decisions affecting homeless individuals with SUD.