Drug Treatment Programs in Florida Prisons

Orange County, Florida Adult Drug Court Program: A Process …
Studies in 2004 indicated that 53% of those incarcerated in state prisons across the United States had a drug dependency or abuse problem, with only 15% receiving professional treatment services Twenty- two of those eight-four are drug court programs in Florida (Huddleston, et al, 2008). … Document Viewer

States Reduce Incarceration, Change Sentencing Laws To …
The reports showed that Republican governors in Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and Florida decided to close prisons; prosecutors recognize that an effective drug policy is a combination of criminal justice strategies, readily available drug treatment programs, incarceration where appropriate, and … Content Retrieval

Senior Seminar In Criminology Dr. Ngo 4/27/10 Final Paper By …
Up the revolving door from court to jails and prisons and back again. because the few alcohol and other drug (AOD) abuse treatment programs were full and waiting drug court programs in Florida: Recidivism, Retention, Sobriety, and Units of Service. … Access Document

Do Drug Courts Save Jail And Prison Beds? VERA Institue Of …
Pants reduces bed savings Most drug court programs last at least one year. 22 Participants must attend treatment County also attributes some savings to prisons. Sources: Santa Clara County Drug Treatment Peters and Mary R. Murrin, Evaluation of Treatment-Based Drug Courts in Florida … Retrieve Document

Mental Health Treatment In State Prisons, 2000
Health therapy/counseling programs; 114,400 inmates were receiving Mental Health Treatment in State Prisons, 2000 3 aIncludes inmates receiving mental health treatment in Florida for whom prison hospitals; drug and alcohol treatment facilities; and State-operated … Fetch Here

Crossing The Bridge: An Evaluation Of The Drug Treatment
Board of Directors Lee C. Bollinger President of Columbia University Columba Bush First Lady of Florida Joseph A Oregon prison drug treatment programs. In C. G. Leukefeld & F. M. Tims (Eds.), Drug abuse treatment in prisons and jails: NIDA reasearch monograph no. 108 (DHHS Pub. … Retrieve Document

Prevention And Intervention Programs For Juvenile Offenders
Successful school-based programs can prevent drug youth who should be eligible participate in these programs. A few states such as Florida, Penn- ment, so treatment programs administered by mental health professionals are more effec- … View Document

The Effectiveness Of Short-term Drug Treatment For Jail …
Florida State University Janalee Hobson Bryan Taylor Brigham Young University may be useful in assessing and improving the OUT program as well as other drug treatment programs in jails and prisons. … Read Document

WHAT IS CAUSING PRISON OVERCROWDING
Time-served standards, restrictions on early release options and diversion and treatment programs, reduced rehabilitation, treatment, and educational programming in prisons Social intervention and treatment programs, particularly for drug and alcohol addiction, … Retrieve Here

Miami-Dade’s Adult Drug-Court Program
Dade County, in Miami, Florida, has found an alternative treatment to sending drug addicts to prison. Florida’s prisons are full of nonviolent drug offenders. of the first pioneering drug court has been encouraging and has led to the implementation of many other drug court programs … Document Retrieval

Corrections Budget & Prison Operations – THE ISSUE
Florida and New York have increased their incar prison alternatives, such as outpatient drug treatment probation, diversion, parole, and in-prison treatment and vocational programs. Prisons consume 88 percent … Get Document

Overview Of Substance Abuse Treatment Programs In …
States and the Federal Bureau of Prisons on employee drug are: n To establish two model drug treatment programs (a custody and parole supervision FLORIDA Operational Inmate drug screening, addiction assessment and treatment referral Training of corrections staff to improve treatment programs and … Get Content Here

Razor Wire In Rural Florida
Here’s a big problem: Almost one half the inmates in Florida’s prisons have done time in a Florida prison Governor Charlie Crist made positive recommendations to the 2008 Florida Legislature encouraging the investment of $28.8-million in critical drug treatment programs to cut recidivism and … Document Viewer

Towards A Fair And Balanced Assessment Of Supermax Prisons
Daniel P. Mears is an Associate Professor at Florida State University. He conducts basic and applied research on delinquency and a range of criminal justice programs and policies, including juvenile justice reforms, supermax prisons, drug treatment, agricultural crime, and prisoner re-entry. … Read Document

Handbook On Prisoners With Special Needs (CRIMINAL JUSTICE …
Staff, by UNODC and WHO, which also provides guidelines for drug demand reduction and treatment in prisons. It is hoped that further publications may be produced in the future focusing on the … Fetch This Document