NCJ Number
169740
Date Published
1996
Length
156 pages
Annotation
The Comprehensive Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment (CASAT) Program developed for offenders in New York had seven treatment annexes in operation as of June 30, 1996 and serves a daily average of more than 1,800 inmates, more than double the 786 served when the program began in 1990-91.
Abstract
The program provides a continuum of treatment with three distinct phases: Annex (Phase I), Community Reintegration (Phase II), and Aftercare (Phase III). The total cost of the annex phase in fiscal year 1995-96 was $6.2 million. A total of 12,663 participants successfully completed Phase I and moved to community reintegration between April 1991 and June 30, 1996. A total of 4,310 successful completers of community reintegration were released to parole supervision, including 689 inmates who reverted to drug abuse during Phase II but were able to complete Phase II community reintegration due to their participation in the CASAT relapse program. A total of 1,696 inmates were participating in Phase I on June 30, 1996. Their average age was 35. Eighty-three percent had been convicted of a drug law offense. The contractual community reintegration programs provided for 515 residential beds and 240 day reporting slots in addition to the program operated by the Department of Corrections. Eighty-five percent of the available contractual beds were filled on an average day in fiscal year 1995-96. Seventy-two percent of all offenders who began Phase II had been released to parole supervision for a period of 12 months or longer as of June 30, 1996. The CASAT program has produced an estimated $153 million in operating and capital cost savings since its beginning. Figures, tables, and appended tables