NCJ Number
111429
Date Published
Unknown
Length
195 pages
Annotation
This study analyzes the needs for an alternative program for treating inmates confined in the District of Columbia's Department of Corrections and outlines a proposed 800-bed intensive treatment facility that would house reception and diagnostic programs, substance abuse treatment, and mental health treatment.
Abstract
The study was conducted as a result of initiatives by Mayor Barry's administration in 1986. Its analysis rested on awareness that a survey has found that approximately 85 percent of District of Columbia inmates have histories of substance abuse and that more than 91 percent have experienced at least one prior incarceration. An explicit objective of the proposed facility is the successful interruption of longstanding patterns of criminal behavior found in many current prisoners. The report details the treatment concept, administrative requirements for success, the facility design and components, staffing, and the cost of treatment. It also presents an environmental assessment, with emphasis on physical consequences, impacts on urban systems, consequences for sociocultural and economic environments, and impacts on historic and aesthetic values. Figures, tables, and 52 references. For summary report, see NCJ 103070.