### Question
How does JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT define residential substance abuse treatment program?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 3796ff*, **residential substance abuse treatment program** is defined as:

> a course of comprehensive individual and group substance abuse treatment services, lasting a period of at least 6 months, in residential treatment facilities set apart from the general population of a prison or jail (which may include the use of pharmacological treatment, where appropriate, that may extend beyond such period)

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 3796ff*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 46-JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT > SUBCHAPTER XII&ndash;G-RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FOR STATE PRISONERS**

