NCJ Number
174697
Journal
Federal Probation Volume: 60 Issue: 4 Dated: December 1996 Pages: 40-44
Date Published
1996
Length
5 pages
Annotation
The alcohol and drug treatment program developed for the jail in Linn County (Oreg.) was evaluated with respect to its outcomes during a 5-year follow-up, its costs, and other factors.
Abstract
The Inmate Recovery Program is a 5-week treatment program in the jail facilities. It uses a day treatment model and has an outpatient component for individuals after they complete the jail-based program. Inmates typically spend 5 hours a day for 5 days a week during the jail-based portion of the program. Up to 12 inmates are allowed into each treatment group. Each client also receives one individual therapy session each week. Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings take place each week during evening hours and are typically conducted by non-inmate volunteers. The evaluation compared the arrest and incarceration records of inmates going through the program to their records after completing the program, inmates who completed the program and the small number who did not successfully finish, and a matched control group of untreated inmates with drug abuse problems. Results indicated that this program produced lower rates of recidivism among program completers than in those who did not take part. The program expenses were modest. Finally, the day-treatment approach is flexible and adaptable to a variety of correctional facilities. Notes and 12 references