STEUBENVILLE — Commissioners celebrated the tangible gains recorded from a substance abuse program launched just two years ago in the Jefferson County jail. Organizers said Thursday the program — funded entirely by proceeds from Ohio’s opioid settlement — has drastically reduced the county's recidivism rate, saving more than $800,000 in inmate housing costs. “We started this three years ago wanting to just get folks out of being incarcerated and into treatment, if that was the issue,” Steubenville Municipal Court Chief Probation Officer Tracy Walenciej said. “So now that ...