The Sex Offender Treatment Program is designed to accommodate 100 inmates. These inmates are double celled in one housing unit. One wing is the orientation or pre-treatment phase of the program. These group members are considered qualified candidates. The other wing is for inmates who have been determined by the treatment staff to be serious, self-motivated individuals who are appropriate candidates for more intensive treatment.
Members attend group therapy as many as three times a week.
The Substance Abuse Treatment Program, provided under contract with Comprehensive Services of Jefferson County in Mt. Vernon, is called Vantage Point. The program provides treatment services to about 50 inmates who live on one wing of the Special Treatment Unit. Group members attend meetings four times a week, two substance abuse education classes, one 12-step group and one therapy group. Applicants must be approximately one year from their release date in order to be considered. The 12-week substance abuse education groups have completed seven cycles, producing approximately 70 graduates during the year.