Resources for Incarcerated People and Community Members
A resource for people involved in the criminal-justice system, and caring community members, to advocate for access MOUD, navigate medication choice and find providers in the community.
Legal Action Center
The Legal Action Center’s MAT Advocacy Toolkit can help people fight for their right to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
This guide explains how people in MOUD, their treatment programs and advocates can fight for their right to get in or stay in the treatment they need.
Sample Treatment Provider Letter
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Decisions in Recovery: Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
This handbook, developed by SAMHSA, is designed for anyone seeking information about or help with recovery from OUD. It describes the risks and benefits of the different medications. This guidebook helps individuals, or loved ones, through their decision to use MOUD.
Find a MOUD Treatment Provider Near You
Prison Policy Initiative
Legal Resources for Incarcerated People
This database includes law firms and organizations that provide free legal assistance to incarcerated people on civil (non-criminal) matters. We automatically remove entries that have not been re-confirmed by the organization within the last 12 months.
Formerly INC
Formerly INC offers technical assistance and monitorship to organizations and justice-involved individuals looking for support. Formerly INC is a peer-led and run organization.
The Transitions Clinic Network
Transition Clinic Network Program
The Transition Clinic Program provides a patient-centered medical care for chronically-ill returning community members. The program, designed in partnership with formerly incarcerated individuals, is based within safety-net community health centers in neighborhoods most impacted by incarceration. There are Transition Clinics across the country, so use the program locator to find one near you.
The National Reentry Services Directory
This resource is designed to help individuals who have been incarcerated and their families find local reentry services. The NRRC has compiled a list of organizations and service providers who can address different reentry needs, including housing, employment and family reunification.