NCJ Number
128233
Journal
Federal Prisons Journal Dated: (Summer 1990) Pages: 23-26
Date Published
1990
Length
4 pages
Annotation
The article presents a brief history of and a short discussion on the current initiatives in the Federal Bureau of Prisons drug treatment programs for the inmates.
Abstract
As the number and proportion of Federal inmates convicted of drug-related offenses along with the number of inmates with drug abuse problems increases, the Federal Bureau of Prisons is establishing residential drug treatment programs and mechanisms for evaluating them. Research has indicated that a link does exist between substance abuse and criminal behavior. So the recent emphasis in drug treatment programs had been on drug education and limited group therapy. The Federal Bureau of Prisons' current response is to expand programs for substance-abusing offenders and to provide treatment through residential treatment units, followed by prerelease community-based residential programs and an extended period of aftercare services. The current level of programs are compared to previous Federal drug treatment efforts. A detailed lay out of the proposed drug treatment program initiatives concludes the article. 1 note