Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network

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Season 7 of the Aced It Podcast

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New Report Features 10 Best Practices for Jails and Prisons on Responding to Opioid Use Disorder

The study team identified ten OUD best practices that were consistently referenced in treatment and practice guidelines recommended by a variety of federal agencies and national organizations, as well as scientific literature.

Read the Report

Training and Technical Assistance (TTA)

The CTC provides free TTA to support community-based organizations in developing strategies to improve substance use disorder (SUD) treatment delivery and to facilitate practitioner and researcher partnerships.

LEAP Program

A multifaceted program about conducting research in criminal justice settings.

JCOIN Rapid Innovation Grants (J-RIG)

A rapid funding mechanism to support small research projects.

JCOIN Research

Learn about JCOIN studies and browse the JCOIN Publications Library.

The Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) re-envisions how the justice system responds to addiction. The JCOIN Coordination and Translation Center (CTC) (PI: Faye Taxman, Ph.D., George Mason University) supports this crucial initiative through engaging with key stakeholders, disseminating products and findings, and providing infrastructure.

JCOIN is funded through the Helping to End Addiction Long-term℠ Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative℠. The NIH HEAL Initiative℠ is an aggressive, trans-NIH effort to speed scientific solutions to the national opioid health crisis. Launched in April 2018, the initiative is focused on improving prevention and treatment strategies for opioid misuse and addiction and enhancing pain management. For more information, visit: https://heal.nih.gov.

JCOIN Training & Engagement Center (JTEC)

JTEC is a free learning, skill building, and facilitation platform for justice and health practitioners and scholars. Browse courses, webinars, podcasts, and other educational opportunities.

Just launched on JTEC:

Makin’ It Happen Course: Understanding Overdose Risk and Medication Efficacy

Makin’ It Happen Course: Addressing the Stigma Around Substance Use Disorders

Makin’ It Happen Course: Reentry Best Practices for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders

Makin’ It Happen Course: Fentanyl Facts and Overdose Risk

News & Announcements

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September 2, 2025

Community Supervision Staff (New Aced It Episode)

Corrections officer looking down hallway lined with prison cells.

August 26, 2025

Prison & Jail Staff (New Aced It Episode)

August 19, 2025

ED Doctors & Nurses (New Aced It Episode)

August 12, 2025

Law Enforcement (New Aced It Episode)

August 5, 2025

First Responders (New Aced It Episode)

August 1, 2025

JCOIN Launches the Cascade of Care Toolkit

July 29, 2025

Illicit Drug Manufacturers & Dealers (New Aced It Episode)

July 22, 2025

Prescribers, Providers, & Pharmacists (New Aced It Episode)

JCOIN Research

JCOIN Publications Library
Recent additions to the JCOIN Publications Library:

Just and Ethical Study Designs in the Opioid Epidemic

Lead Author: Harold Pollack
Publication Year: 2023

Expanding access to addiction treatment

Lead Author: Nicole Gastala
Publication Year: 2024

Access to and predictors of substance use treatment and support among people experiencing incarceration in the United States: Analysis of a national cross-sectional study

Lead Author: Samuel J. Chen
Publication Year: 2025

Correlates of recovery capital among women in jails: Leveraging a dimensional recovery framework

Lead Author: Amanda Fallin-Bennett
Publication Year: 2025

Using narrative and informational messages to improve correctional professionals’ attitudes toward medications for opioid use disorder

Lead Author: Alyssa Harrell-Webber
Publication Year: 2025

Removing arbitrary limitations on buprenorphine for opioid use disorder

Lead Author: Nicole Gastala
Publication Year: 2025

Characterizing caregivers of youth at risk for substance use and caregiver engagement in the youth legal system: a mixed methods approach

Lead Author: Annie Turner
Publication Year: 2025

Impact of learning health systems on cross-system collaboration between youth legal and community mental health systems: a type II hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial

Lead Author: Lauren M O'Reilly
Publication Year: 2024

Research Translation
Recent breakdowns of research around substance use disorders within health and justice settings:

One in Four U.S. Jails Offer All FDA-Approved Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder, According to JCOIN’s National Survey of Treatment Services in Jails

JCOIN Project Expands Access to Life-Saving Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Jails

The Value of Implementation Science in Health Services in Criminal Legal Settings

Less Than Half of U.S. Jails Offer Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder, According to a New JCOIN Study

Study Explores Therapeutic Communities and Differences in Social Support

Multi-Level Intervention to Reduce Stigma of SUD and CL Involvement

JCOIN Launches Xylazine 101 Video Explainer

Recommendations to Improve the Service Quality in Veteran Treatment Courts