The link below connects you to a lengthy report on jails, prisons, substance abuse and the challenges facing correctional facilities. Somewhere there is a balance to be found between the cost of treating addictions of those incarcerated in order to reduce recidivism and ultimately lower costs of incarceration. The study is from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.
Behind Bars II Substance Abuse and America's Prison Population.
A recent TN Department of Corrections report found that there were higher rates of recidivism for individuals held in local correctional facilities. One theory is that local jails do not have the resources to provide rehabilition and treatment programs and this may relate to the prisoners being more likely to commit additional crimes upon release. For a discussion of the TDOC report, go here.
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