While there is an abundance of evidence encouraging the effectiveness of Medicated Assisted Treatment or Medicated Assisted Recovery (MAT/MAR), starting such a program can be a huge undertaking especially for a correctional facility that may not have the full support or buy in to initiate such a program. Where do we start? How can we financially pay for this? Using and interactive round table discussion platform, learn the steps firsthand from correctional facilities in Illinois and California on how they began their journey along with the challenges they faced along the way.