Criminal Justice Liaisons

The Criminal Justice Liaison Program is a community program to facilitate communication and coordination between the community, criminal justice, and behavioral health systems to achieve common goals of decriminalizing substance use disorders, co-occurring disorders, and mental illness.

Criminal Justice Liaisons work directly with the local jails and court system to facilitate access to persons with substance use disorders, co-occurring disorders, and/or mental illness who are justice involved in order to determine what services are needed and what referrals are necessary to redirect the service recipient from jail and the court system.  They engage individuals already in jail to assist in the development of a release plan that will support successful integration into the community.

CJLs in Action

Contact Information

You can reference the map to see which provider serves your county, and you can use the search box below to quickly identify the Criminal Justice Liaison and/or Case Manager who serve your county.  Click this link for a printable list of Criminal Justice Liaisons and Case Managers.

Map of Tennessee showing counties covered by Criminal Justice Liaison Providers. Refer to the following table for contact information for your county.
County Role Name Agency Email Phone

For More Information

If you or a loved one need a referral to substance abuse treatment services, please call or text the TN REDLINE: 800-889-9789

If you feel at any time that you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please call or text 988 and press 0 to speak to a trained counselor or chat with 988lifeline.org.

To learn more about this program, please contact:

David Linens
Criminal Justice Program Manager
615-571-6450
David.W.Linens@tn.gov