Therapeutic program to treat substance use disorders now available in all three corrections facilities

Residents taking the first step in the correctional facility's substance use disorder recovery program receive red bands. As they progress through the program, they receive different colored armbands. (COURTESY PHOTO)

CONCORD — The New Hampshire Department of Corrections announced the final stage of the Focus Unit expansion at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men in Concord.

The Focus Unit is an 80-bed tier which serves as a modified therapeutic community inside the prison, specializing in substance use disorders. With the N.H. State Prison for Men expansion, the Focus Unit is now in all three state prison facilities.

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