NCJ Number
137351
Date Published
1992
Length
29 pages
Annotation
Program activities and services of the Substance Abuse Services Unit within the Michigan Department of Corrections are designed to deter drug use among prisoners, parolees, and probationers and to improve rehabilitation for those individuals whose substance abuse relates closely to their criminal behavior.
Abstract
Programming efforts for fiscal year 1990-1991 include an enhanced and expanded outpatient and residential treatment services continuum operating in 3 prisons, 12 camps, and 22 community residential program locations and the provision of substance abuse treatment to over 5,655 individuals. Discharge data show that 60 percent of the outpatient treatment clients and 36 percent of the residential clients have been successfully discharged. A drug testing and deterrence program has achieved significant decreases in drug usage. 6 figures, 12 tables, and 2 appendixes