CA Prison Inmates Graduate
Twenty-four of Chuckawalla Valley State Prison inmates graduated from the new SATP 90 day curriculum on April 29. The program is a three phase evidence-based treatment course administered according to severity of the inmates’ addiction. News reported by the Palo Verde Valley Times.
Individuals were assessed and provided the most appropriate treatment which would include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy combined with the principles of the Therapeutic Community Models.
The goal of SATP is to modify and promote pro-social behavior, strength-based interactions and positive reinforcement.
Each inmate enrolled in the SATP course is required to attend class a minimum of five days a week, 3.25 hours a day, for a total of 90 days.
The ultimate goal of treatment, combined with placement in community based continued care facilities, is to increase public safety through reduced recidivism.
The recidivism rate of parolees who have completed similar programs and went on to community based after-care facilities, have proven to be successful statistically over the past 3 years.
“Due to the extreme budget cuts the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation continues to face, programs such as the SATP are vital to our efforts to reduce recidivism and cost to the citizens of California” said Warden J. Tim Ochoa.
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