This study indicates that residential drug abuse treatment assists inmates during this initial reintegration into the community. In Fiscal Year 1999, the community transitional services program provided treatment for 7,386 inmates. In addition to the 47 residential programs, non-residential drug counseling is available in every Bureau institution. This treatment is available for drug-abusing or dependent inmates who have minimal time remaining on their sentences, have serious mental health problems, or are otherwise unable to participate in one of the Bureau's residential units and seek treatment by staff in the institution's Psychology Services Department. In these programs, a licensed psychologist develops an individualized treatment plan based on a thorough assessment of the inmate.
Treatment often includes individual and group therapy.
The Bureau continues to have a significant number of inmates volunteer for residential drug abuse treatment programs. One factor that contributes to the large number of inmates volunteering for residential drug treatment is the statutory provision that allows for the reduction of some inmates sentences by up to one year following successful completion of a residential drug abuse treatment program. We continue to effectively meet the statutory requirement to treat 100 percent of all eligible offenders prior to their release, and we remain dedicated to monitoring this population and developing additional treatment programs and bed space as needed. Thus far this year, the BOP has opened four new residential drug abuse treatment programs. As our population continues to grow, including the addition of approximately 9,000 D.C. sentenced felons, we will evaluate our need for additional beds and request them as appropriate.