BCSO partners with ASAP to counsel inmates

COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), in partnership with ASAP and medical provider Quality Correctional Care, has committed to addressing mental health and substance abuse challenges both inside the jail and beyond release.

Through this partnership, the following counselors and caseworkers provide 140 hours per week of mental health services within the jail:

• Jamie Evans, LMHCA – focuses on Moral Recognition Therapy, recovery and life skills, substance use treatment, counseling, and transition
• Tim Ferguson, LMHC, LCAC – serves as the crisis management counselor and stabilization supervisor
• Jacob Campbell, Caseworker – leads the recovery skills class within the jail
• Dave Clark, Caseworker - leads the life skills class within the jail

This collaborative approach helps provide inmates with the tools, support, and resources needed for recovery and successful reintegration into the community. Before an inmate’s release, Evans develops a transition plan that is shared with ASAP to help ensure continuity of care and ongoing services outside the jail.

BCSO Sheriff Chris Lane said, “Through our partnership with ASAP and Quality Correctional Care, we are taking steps to address the mental health and substance abuse challenges that impact many individuals in our jail. By providing counseling, recovery programs, life skills training, and transition planning, we are helping inmates build a foundation for successful reentry into the community while improving public safety for Bartholomew County.”