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Adult Rehabilitative Programs

Changing The Way We Do Business

Association of Criminal Justice ResearchMarch 2010

California Department ofCorrections and Rehabilitation

March 2010 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

CDCR’s FY 09/10 Budget Reduction

• $1.2 Billion CDCR reduction, including a $250 million reduction in funding for adult programs

Adult Program Funding ReductionsProgram Baseline

BudgetBudget Post-

Reduction

Estimated Savings

Percentage Change

Education $212 million

$153 million (-$59 million) -30%

OSATS $264 million


Community Partnerships

$30 million

$30 million No Change No Change

Assessments

$16 million


Headquarters $38 million


Total $560 million



Provision 11 of the Budget Act

• Prioritize the preservation of programs based on evidence that the programs are effective in reducing recidivism

• Achieve savings through more efficient operation

• Prioritize participant placement into programs based upon risk, need and time left to serve

• Prioritize the elimination of vacancies first

• Maximize the number of offenders who have access to programs

• Maximize the use of federal or other available funds


Target Populations for Adult Programs

Program Risk Level Criminogenic Need(COMPAS and/or Secondary Assessment)

Time Left to Serve*

Academic Education Moderate-to-high risk to reoffend

Inmates placed into a program model based upon the inmate TABE score indicating a need for an educational assignment

Inmates without a GED

12-48 months left to serve or lifers within 24 months of a parole suitability hearing

Vocational Education Moderate-to-high risk to reoffend

Inmates who have received a high school diploma or a GED certificate but enrollment will not be limited to these students

12-48 months left to serve or lifers within 24 months of a parole suitability hearing.

Substance Abuse Treatment Moderate-to-high risk to reoffend

Moderate-to-high needon COMPAS/ASI

5-6 months left to serve or lifers within a 5-12 month period of a parole suitability hearing

*Exact specifications still to be determined


Estimated Changes: Capacity

All numbers above are approximations


Division of Adult Rehabilitative Programs

Estimated Program Capacity

1

(baseline)

Estimated Program Capacity (new model)

Education 57,200 47,000

Academic 47,900 42,200

Vocational 9,300 4,800

Substance Abuse 20,400 13,400

In-Prison 12,200 8,500

Community 8,200 4,900

Community Partnerships & Employment Services

TBD TBD

TOTAL 77,600 60,400

Office of Correctional Education


Office of Correctional Education (OCE)

Objective is to improve literacy, General Education Development (GED), and vocational certifications while maximizing inmate participation in education

February 2010

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Academic Programs

OCE developed five New Academic Education Models to maximize program effectiveness and the number of offenders serve

• Various models based upon students’ grade level• Still only 27 students in the classroom but the

sessions are now 3 hours, instead of 6.5 hour sessions under the previous model

• Depending on grade level, classroom instruction will be 1-5 days per week


Academic Programs

• Teaching Assistants will provide lesson/program support

• Inmate Tutors will be used to provide one-on-one literacy

• The new models will maximize offender participation


Key Principles for New Academic Models

• Commitment to Quality Education for Inmate

Students

• Education Standards and Core Curriculum

• WASC Accreditation and Industry Certified

Vocational Programs

• Maintaining Educational Student Records and Other

Recording Forms


What Will Be Different

• Academic Schedules – now 3 hour blocks and

alternating sessions

• Maximized enrollment/assignment capacity due to

scheduling of new models

• Timekeeping

• TA Support

• Inmate Movement


Changes to Vocational Programs

Vocational Programs will be reduced from 450 to 179 programs which is expected to reduce the number of vocational students served from approximately 9,400 to approximately 4,900


Criteria for Retaining Vocational Programs

CDCR attempted to preserve programs that:• Have an OCE approved curriculum that is not

a subcomponent of a larger curriculum and is currently aligned with an industry recognized certification

• Can be completed within 12 months • Have a positive job outlook based upon EDD

data. - Over 2,000 entry level jobs (annually) - Average entry level wage over $15 per hour


Discontinued Vocational Programs

The following vocational programs have been deactivated:

Drywall Eyewear

Graphic Arts Household Repair

Janitorial Landscape

Mill & Cabinet Office Machine Repair

Painting Roofing


Office of Substance Abuse Treatment Services


Office of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (OSATS)

• Plans, develops, implements and monitors addiction and recovery treatment services for inmates and parolees

• Seeks to reduce recidivism and relapse and to promote pro-social behavior and successful reintegration into the community

• Programs include In-Prison Substance Abuse Programs and Community Based Aftercare Programs


OSATS In-Prison Substance Abuse Programs (SAP’s)

• In-Prison SAP’s are offered to identified inmates who are nearing parole release

• OSATS previously administered 44 programs at 20 institutions and 1 Community Correctional Facility (CCF)

• The new OSATS In-Prison SAP’s includes 13 programs at 12 institutions and 1 CCF. New program institution locations:

ASP VSPW CCWF Leo Chesney CMC CTF SOL

CIM CIW* CRC*CVSP CCI SATF

• *Provides treatment services for Civil Addicts in addition to felons

• The duration of In-Prison SAP has been reduced to 3 months from 6-36 months.

• Reducing treatment slots from 12,000 participants annually to 8,450 participants annually


OSATS Community Based Treatment/Aftercare

OSATS will continue to operate the following community based treatment programs:

• Substance Abuse Services Coordination Agencies (SASCA) is a statewide system to purchase, deliver, and administer community aftercare services

• Treatment Incentive Program (TIP) discharges eligible parolees who successfully complete SAP and 150 days of aftercare

• Female Offender Treatment and Employment Program (FOTEP) will be maintained at the FY 08/09


OSATS Community Based Treatment/Aftercare

• In-Custody Drug Treatment Program (ICDTP) part of the Valdivia lawsuit

• Parolee Services Network (PSN) used by the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP) as part of their federal match

• Civil Addict designation provides for the commitment and treatment of narcotic addicts and persons who are in imminent danger of becoming addicted (Penal Code Chapter II, Title 7, Part 3)


Discontinued Community Based Treatment Programs

OSATS has discontinued the following programs:

• Drug Treatment Furlough (DTF)

• Mandatory Conditions of Parole (MCOP)

• Female Sober Living Environment


Office of Community Partnerships


Office of Community Partnerships (OCP)

Objective is to develop meaningful collaborations with community stakeholders to ensure a continuum of service delivery and a seamless reintegration of offenders into the community.

February 2010 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

OCP Realignment

• Retaining all Community Resource Program Managers (CRM’s)

• Increasing volunteer activities by doubling the amount of sponsor funding available to prisons

• Adding an Office Technician (OT) to those prisons who can significantly increase volunteer programming

• Establishing a volunteer task force to identify and address issues related to volunteer activities

February 2010 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Other Critical OCP Programs

• Inmate Leisure Time Activity Groups – Staff Sponsors

• Self help groups

• Family Visiting Centers

• Family Liaison Representatives

• Transitions Program

• ID program with Prison Industries Authority

• Prison to Employment (P2E)/California New Start


Monitoring Outcomes

CDCR will gauge outcomes using four metrics:• Assignment/Enrollment• Utilization/Attendance• Completion• Recidivism


Thank You


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