Clackamas Health Centers (CHC), a public sector Federally Qualified Health Center in Oregon, provides medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in a low-barrier model, featuring a unique pathway for criminal justice-involved patients. CHC's primary care-based treatment program has seen substantial growth since it began. These data can help demonstrate the effectiveness of fully-integrated MOUD programs in primary care, as well as establishing a baseline for treatment outcomes and future program evaluation.

Examines rural telehealth use for SUD/OUD treatment, its impact on MOUD provision, and issues for sustaining telehealth-based care in rural communities.

PRA’s Toolkit for Writing an RFP to Contract for Healthcare Services in a Correctional or Detention Institution (Correctional Healthcare RFP Toolkit) is designed to help correctional and detention facilities—along with local governments—create effective, outcome-focused requests for proposals (RFPs) for healthcare services.

Using PRISM and RE-AIM models, this study describes how jail context features affect the number of people linked to MOUD and the sustainment of jail linkage programs, focusing on case studies in rural and urban Kentucky jails.

This webinar explores challenges rural community pharmacies face in dispensing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Participants learn about barriers impacting MOUD access and discover practical resources and strategies to help expand treatment availability. 

NCCHC’s Jail Guidelines for the Medical Treatment of Substance Use Disorders, 2025, provides the latest research and best practices for addressing the opioid crisis and ensuring that incarcerated individuals receive effective treatment.

Study finds rural veterans less likely to receive methadone but more likely to receive buprenorphine for OUD, highlighting access disparities.

Podcast episode on Somerset County Jail's innovative addiction treatment program and its impact on inmates and the rural community.

Study compares MOUD access and retention for rural youth (18-25) versus adults 26+, finding lower retention and unique barriers among youth.

Somerset County Jail's extended-release buprenorphine program results in higher treatment retention and no overdose deaths post-release, compared to daily medication models.

Study of rural Vermont family members beliefs about OUD treatment finds skepticism about MOUD and highlights the importance of social support and stigma reduction.

Qualitative study of staff in rural Colorado jails identifies facilitators and barriers to MOUD adoption and expansion, including resource constraints and attitudes.

Mobile opioid treatment clinics bring medication-assisted treatment closer to rural residents, reducing travel burdens and improving access.

Study in West Virginia examines how transportation, Medicaid-funded NEMT, and telehealth affect access to MAT for OUD, highlighting rural barriers and solutions.

This graphic provides recommended protocols throughout the entire cycle of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment in jails to prevent diversion, as outlined in a 2023 study by Justice Community Overdose Innovation Network (JCOIN) researchers.

This report explores the opportunity to leverage Medicaid to improve access to effective opioid use disorder (OUD) services in prisons and jails. It recommends two types of standards, mandatory and optional, for all correctional facilities.

This report highlights unique efforts in 11 states to expand access to health care services and other supports for Medicaid beneficiaries with SUD and/or involvement with the justice system.

This brief reviews activities undertaken by states to expand the use of telehealth for justice-involved individuals with SUDs during the COVID-19 pandemic, share lessons learned, and highlight considerations for governors who wish to leverage telehealth services to increase access to SUD treatment for those involved in the justice system.

This report covers how local jails screen for and treat opioid use disorder, highlighting the frequency of screenings during admission, the rate of positive results, and how many inmates receive medication for withdrawal and treatment.

This toolkit offers correctional administrators and health care providers essential information for planning and implementing MAT programs in jails and prisons. It includes actionable steps, implementation questions, case examples, checklists, and resources from recent research and expert experiences across the U.S.