Correctional Health Care, Reentry & Diversion Services

The corrections health care, re-entry, and diversion market is defined as the provision of medical and behavioural health services to the incarcerated, services to ease the transition back into the community, and diversion services related to decreasing or avoiding jail time for certain offences. The corrections market faces a number of challenges including the high number of individuals with serious mental illness, an increasingly female population, providing adequate care, and helping former inmates adapt and succeed in the community.

Latest Resources

• North Carolina Executive Order Targets Behavioral Health & Criminal Justice Coordination
• Montgomery County, Ohio, Secures $13 Million For New Behavioral Health Unit At County Jail
• New $6 Million Center At Colorado State University Will Expand State’s Behavioral Health Workforce
• Corrections Center Of Northwest Ohio Transitions Health Contract To Armor Health
• Ethical AI In Behavioral Health: Practical Use Cases That Work
• Scale Is Not Optional: The Growth Imperative For Long-Term Viability
• Clinician & Officer Remote Evaluation Program By The Harris Center For Mental Health & I/DD: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
• North Carolina DHHS Celebrates Opening Of New Women’s Re-Entry Support Home In Durham
• Los Angeles County Jail Reduces Access To Buprenorphine For Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
• Franklin County, Illinois, Joins Jail-Based Competency Restoration Mental Health Pilot
• Bell County, Texas, Contracts With Armor Health To Provide Correctional Medical, Mental Health & Pharmacy Services At More Than $8 Million Annually
• Digital Assessment In Addiction Care: Modernizing The ASAM Continuum For Clinical Impact: A Conversation With Dr. David Gastfriend, Executive Strategic Advisor Of FEI Systems
• An Executive Perspective: How AI Is Shaping The Future Of Integrated Care
• Philadelphia Issues RFP For Correctional Physical & Behavioral Health Care
• North Carolina Unveils FACT Teams Pilot To Improve Outcomes For People With Mental Illness & Frequent Interactions With The Criminal Justice System

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Los Angeles County Jail Reduces Access To Buprenorphine For Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

In November 2025, Correctional Health Services, which provides medical and behavioral health treatment at the Los Angeles County jails, implemented a new policy for buprenorphine for opioid use disorder that restricts how physicians prescribe the medication, according to a recent news report. Under the new policy, priority for medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder is given to people when they first enter the jail system. Those who accept buprenorphine MAT on intake receive… Read

• Humboldt County, California, Sheriff’s Office Implements Sublocade, Long-Acting Injected Buprenorphine, Program To Address Opioid Crisis
• Oregon Health Authority Abandons Plans For Pre-Release Medicaid-Funded Reentry Services
• Medi-Cal Releases Payment Methodology For 2026 Coverage Of Transitional Rent For Behavioral Health Populations
• California’s Community Reentry Program For Parolees Resulted In Improved Recidivism Rates
• 5.5 Million U.S. Adults Were Under Correctional Supervision At Year-End 2023

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