Undersheriff Chuck DeWitt has been employed at the Kent County Sheriff’s Office for over 28 years. He began his career at the sheriff’s office as a road patrol deputy and was promoted through the ranks, serving in all the law enforcement divisions at the sheriff’s office. In June 2013, Chuck transferred to the Corrections Division and assumed the role of security captain. Having never worked in the jail prior to this, he was exposed to and saw firsthand the impact the opioid crisis had on the inmates, as well as the additional work and stress it put on the security and medical staff that managed the inmates going through withdrawals. After extensive research, consultation with the county’s legal staff and medical community, and approval from Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young, a partnership and phase one of a pilot study began in February 2017 with the 61st District Drug Court. The pilot program allowed inmates in drug court who were lodged at the Kent County Correctional Facility (KCCF) to continue to receive medication-assisted treatment (MAT). This pilot program has since transitioned to phase three, which allows any inmate at the KCCF to initiate an MAT program for Vivitrol and Suboxone/Sublocade, and, in the very near future, methadone. Chuck earned his BS in Criminal Justice and Psychology from Grand Valley State University and is a graduate of the Northwestern University of Police Staff and Command, as well as the FBI National Academy.