Sheridan County Detention Center begins Cowboy State’s First MAT Program

Sheridan County Sheriff Levi Dominguez and Detention Center Lieutenant Charlie Gibbons announced that through a grant from the Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police, (WASCOP) the detention center has initiated the Cowboy State’s first  Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) program. 

According to Gibbons, in partnership with Sheridan Memorial Hospital’s Addiction Clinic’s behavioral health team, the program’s goal is to reduce recidivism and improve long-term outcomes.

Sheriff Dominguez said after a series of conversations with Lt. Gibbons, the addiction medical professionals at SMH and seeing the same repeat offenders suffering from addiction, the decision was made to think outside of the box.   

Sheriff L. Dominguez

The program provides a structured, controlled environment that includes group therapy components for inmates.

The Sheriff said the goal includes improving long-term outcomes and ensuring continuity of care from the community into the detention setting and support successful reintegration for inmates returning to the community after release.