News Report | October 28, 2018
Will County Illinois County Jail To Launch Pilot Inpatient Drug Treatment Programs
On October 12, 2018, Will County in Illinois announced a partnership with the Family Guidance Center (Family Guidance) of Joliet to launch pilot inpatient drug treatment programs to inmates in the Will County Jail. For the initiative, Family Guidance will provide outpatient services to inmates, which includes Vivitrol injections; complete inmate assessments, and offer drug-related education to inmates. The goal is to fill an existing gap in these services for inmates.
Under Illinois law, nonviolent criminal defendants who have substance use disorders may be eligible for Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities (TASC) probation if they agree to, and are . . .