Para adoptar la "Ley del Programa de Rehabilitación de Comunidades Terapéuticas"; autorizar la implementación del modelo de rehabilitación concebido bajo el denominado Programa de Rehabilitación de Comunidades Terapéuticas en aquellas instituciones penales que así lo entienda pertinente el Secretario del Departamento de Corrección y Rehabilitación; atender a los confinados y las confinadas con problemas de trastornos por uso de sustancias controladas; y para otros fines relacionados.

2025-2028 Session

Law authorizes implementing a therapeutic-communities rehabilitation model in Puerto Rico correctional facilities to treat incarcerated people with substance use disorders.

Ley 91-2025

Summary — PS 34 / Ley 91-2025

Title (Spanish): Para adoptar la "Ley del Programa de Rehabilitación de Comunidades Terapéuticas"; autorizar la implementación del modelo de rehabilitación concebido bajo el denominado Programa de Rehabilitación de Comunidades Terapéuticas en aquellas instituciones penales que así lo entienda pertinente el Secretario del Departamento de Corrección y Rehabilitación; atender a los confinados y las confinadas con problemas de trastornos por uso de sustancias controladas; y para otros fines relacionados.

Overview / Purpose

This law (Ley 91-2025) establishes and authorizes the implementation of a "Programa de Rehabilitación de Comunidades Terapéuticas" within the Puerto Rico corrections system. Its principal intent is to provide a formal legal basis for deploying a therapeutic-community-style rehabilitation model in penal institutions, focusing on the care and treatment of incarcerated persons with substance use disorders.

Key provisions (as reflected in title and legislative history)

Authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation to implement the therapeutic communities rehabilitation model in any correctional institution the Secretary deems appropriate.

Identifies the target population as incarcerated men and women with substance use disorders (trastornos por uso de sustancias controladas).

Establishes the Program as a recognized option within correctional rehabilitation services and creates authority for related measures necessary to operate the program (procedures, protocols, interagency coordination), subject to the text of the law.

The law’s text likely addresses operational elements such as eligibility, program structure, staffing/oversight, referrals, and coordination with health services, but specific operational details should be confirmed in the enacted statute.

Who is affected

Primary: incarcerated individuals in Puerto Rico who have substance use disorders and who may be admitted to therapeutic-community programs.

Secondary: Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (lead implementing agency), correctional institutions, correctional staff, health and substance abuse treatment providers, and potentially families and community reentry services.

Fiscal impact: The title does not state funding amounts; budgetary or resource implications depend on implementing regulations and appropriations.

Procedural / Timeline highlights

Introduced: January 2, 2025

Public hearing: March 12, 2025

Senate passage and committee reports: April–June 2025 (including amendments)

House concurrence with amendments and enrollment: June 28, 2025

Signed by presiding officers: June 30, 2025

Sent to Governor: July 2, 2025

Became law (Ley 91-2025): August 1, 2025

Notes and next steps

This summary is based on bill title and legislative actions. For precise obligations, program standards, eligibility criteria, funding provisions, and implementation timelines, consult the final enacted text of Ley 91-2025 and any implementing regulations or departmental guidance issued by the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation.