The Jails and Justice Support Center: A vital resource for the nation’s jails
The Jails and Justice Support Center (JJSC) assists jails in creating and sustaining safe, humane, and effective environments for their populations including incarcerated individuals, staff, and visitors.
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The Health and Reentry Project, in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and BJA National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) has developed new materials to support the corrections field in implementing new continuity of care requirements for Medicaid and CHIP-eligible youth and young adults in adult correctional facilities. These resources provide correctional leaders with operational guidance on key elements of implementation, insights on where corrections administrators should start, answers to frequently asked questions about the policies, and targeted resources for Sheriffs and jails. There are four resources included.
The eight videos included in this resource are brief, informative videos to enhance learners’ awareness and foster a deeper understanding on topics related to substance withdrawal management. These videos also serve as tools to address myths and misconceptions about substance use, substance use disorders, and substance withdrawal.
Recent Medicaid guidance and legislative developments offer new opportunities for correctional leaders to leverage Medicaid to enhance outcomes for people who are incarcerated. With the passage of the SUPPORT Act, the Consolidated Appropriations Acts of 2023 and 2024, and new guidance around the Medicaid Section 1115 Reentry Demonstration Opportunity, prisons and jails have more opportunities to work with their state Medicaid agencies to support individuals not only during incarceration but also during the critical transition from incarceration to the community. This webpage provides a curated list of resources to support correctional leaders in taking full advantage of these new opportunities.
