NCJ Number
16591
Date Published
1974
Length
63 pages
Annotation
RETREAT HOUSE IS A HALFWAY HOUSE FOR ADULT MALE OFFENDERS BEING RELEASED FROM CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Abstract
THIS PROJECT ACCEPTS CLIENTS WHO ARE MULTIPLE OFFENDERS WITH TWO OR MORE FELONY CONVICTIONS AND RESIDENTS OF THE MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY OF ST PAUL. THE TWO MAJOR GOALS OF RETREAT HOUSE ARE TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM AND TO HELP EX-OFFENDERS ADJUST MORE READILY BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE RETREAT HOUSE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF FIVE PHASES. THE CLIENT FIRST PARTICIPATES AS AN INMATE IN A INSTITUTION. THEN HE BECOMES A PAROLED RESIDENT AT THE RETREAT HOUSE FACILITY. PHASE THREE INVOLVES CLIENT EMPLOYMENT OR ENROLLMENT IN SCHOOL. DURING THE LAST RESIDENTIAL PHASE, THE CLIENT PREPARES TO MOVE OUT OF THE HOUSE. PHASE FIVE IS A POST-RESIDENTIAL PHASE IN WHICH THE CLIENT CONTINUES TO WORK WITH HIS COUNSELOR UNTIL IT IS AGREED THAT HE CAN BE RELEASED FROM THE PROGRAM. TWO MEASURES OF IN-PROGRAM SUCCESS WERE USED FOR THIS REPORT - THE REASONS (BOTH SATISFACTORY AND UNSATISFACTORY) FOR WHICH CLIENTS WERE TERMINATED FROM RESIDENCY, AND THE LEGAL DISPOSITIONS OF CLIENTS. SUCCESS OR FAILURE IN THE PROGRAM HAD NO DIRECT CORRELATION TO SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF LEGAL DISPOSITION. A HIGH CLIENT PER DIEM COST WAS EXPLAINED BY THE INCLUSION OF ALL PROJECT EXPENSES, A 17 PERSON STAFF, AND BELOW CAPACITY OPERATION. A COPY OF THE POST-RELEASE CLIENT CONTRACT IS INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIX.