In addition, the Department reinforces the offenders' accountability for past criminal behavior through victim assistance and restitution programs. Another pioneering effort is the Impact of Crime on Victims classes, which now has spread to at least 33 states. Personal responsibility is emphasized through such innovative activities as the Young Men as Fathers Program, which has been piloted in six institutions and will be implemented in all CYA institutions by Dec. 31, 1997. There are special programs for sex offenders. The O. H. Close and Fred C. Nelles Specialized Counseling Programs for Sex Offenders provide intensive supervision, counseling, and therapy for designated wards with histories of sexual offenses.
Every institution has a treatment program for drug and alcohol abusers.
In 1994, the Karl Holton Youth Correctional Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility was established to provide rehabilitation to more than 400 high-risk substance abusing male offenders.