NCJ Number
118025
Journal
Corrections Today Volume: 51 Issue: 3 Dated: (June 1989) Pages: 34-36
Date Published
1989
Length
3 pages
Annotation
Recent experience in Kentucky shows that private rehabilitation can form a partnership with probation and parole supervision, provide treatment for clients who abuse alcohol and other drugs, and reduce recidivism rates.
Abstract
In 1986 the Kentucky Corrections Cabinet contracted with the Kentucky Substance Abuse Program to provide group counseling sessions for substance abusing probationers and parolees in the Covington, Lexington, and Louisville regions of the State. The program also includes urine testing, educational services, and job placement as a supplement to the regular probation provided by the State. The clients referred and admitted to the program had the most severe substance-abuse problems and showed the greatest risk of recidivism when compared to other clients on the probation and parole caseloads. However, after a 6-month followup period, none of the program graduates had been reincarcerated for a personal crime. The evaluation tracked all persons referred to the program from its beginning through March 1, 1988, using followup periods ranging from 6 to 20 months. The analysis included 47 program graduates and 162 who did not complete the program. Just under 10 percent of the program graduates were reincarcerated, compared to 36.6 percent of those who did not complete the program. Tables.