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prison-based treatment to be arrest-free (self-reported) 18 months after their release (71 percent
compared to 48 percent). Similar to Amity and Stay’n Out, the most consistent pattern of success
was found when inmates completed the entire prison TC program and received aftercare in
addition to prison treatment.
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons (1998) provides drug treatment to all eligible inmates in
accordance with requirements of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
Like TC’s, residential drug treatment is generally provided in separate, dedicated units in 42
federal prisons. Not all follow a strict TC (milieu) treatment approach, although treatment
strategies are premised on two assumptions typical of TC: the inmate is responsible for his or her
behavior, and the inmate can change Mer behavior.
Treatment lasts up to 12 months, although most programs offered 500 hours of treatment
over nine months, with a staff-to-inmate ratio of 1 :24. Inmates returning to general population go
through a transitional program emphasizing group relapse prevention planning and a review of
treatment techniques learned during the intensive phase of residential treatment. Typically,
inmates enter a residential treatment program 24 to 36 months before release from BOP custody.
All inmates who participate in the residential program are required to participate in community
transitional services (including contracted group, individual, andor family counseling) when
transferred to a Community Corrections Center. To assess the effects of its programs, the BOP, in
Treatment migration refers to problems in the delivery of treatment that result in biased
comparison groups. Specifically, the wrong treatment is delivered to one or more groups, or
different treatment conditions are mixed.
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