NCJ Number
196427
Journal
Corrections Today Magazine Volume: 64 Issue: 5 Dated: August 2002 Pages: 60-62,126
Date Published
August 2002
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This article describes the Federal Bureau of Prisons' (BOP) comprehensive strategy for drug demand and supply in Federal prisons.
Abstract
The BOP's comprehensive demand-and-supply drug control strategy is fueled by staff training and program evaluation. Demand control consists of the identification of treatment needs, inmate education, nonresidential and residential treatment, and transitional care. Supply control involves the monitoring of prison entry points, the identification/management of suppliers, the detection of users, and the sanction/management of drug users. BOP's comprehensive treatment model is based on three key principles. One principle is to have staff positions solely responsible for drug treatment at all facilities. A second principle is to implement thorough screening and assessment procedures to identify inmates with drug treatment needs. The third principle is to create a multi-pronged delivery strategy to accommodate various inmate needs and motivations through education, and nonresidential treatment, as well as residential treatment and transitional care programs. State-of-the-art technology and the preapproval of visitors are used to interdict any drugs coming into a prison. All prison access points and persons who have the opportunity to bring drugs into prison are carefully monitored for the detection of drugs. Aggressive intelligence operations are also critical for drug interdiction, especially in identifying those persons who are bringing drugs into the facility. Each month, BOP conducts more than 15,000 urinalysis tests on an inmate population of 156,000. Most facilities test 5 percent of the inmate population randomly on a monthly basis. Shakedowns are another key element of the supply control strategy, and sanctions for drug use are severe, including good-time reduction and disciplinary segregation, as well restrictions on telephone use and visiting privileges. 1 figure and 12 notes