NCJ Number
177119
Date Published
1997
Length
39 pages
Annotation
This report discusses the California inmate drug treatment program at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (SATF) and State Prison at Corcoran, with emphasis on the California Department of Corrections strategy of continuing care from the institutional phase of treatment through and into the community phase.
Abstract
The California SATF addresses the 1993 legislative mandate to construct and operate a secure facility to expand the availability of drug treatment services. The legislation specified that the existing institutional and aftercare treatment components of the Amity Program at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility and the Female Offender Substance Abuse Program at the California Institution for Women would serve as models for the SATF program. The SATF established an inmate drug treatment and recovery service system that is fully integrated with a community-based model. Drug treatment continues upon release while the SATF participant is on parole, because a smooth transition is crucial to successful reintegration into society. Those involved in the project have initiated an intensive planning effort to create a model correctional treatment program. Linkages will be established to ensure effective communication across the entire service network to transmit information and coordinate services for each SATF participant. Tables and attached chart listing the programs in the continuing care network in each region