Federal Rdap Program - RDAP Has Three Components: Unit-Based Component, Follow-Up Services, And Transitional Drug Abuse Treatment

In order to be eligible for this program, the inmate must neither be classified as a violent offender nor have any detainers (such as deportation or transfer to another jurisdiction on pending charges following the federal sentence).

(prHWY.com) March 18, 2013 - Florida, FL -- Florida, Mar 16, 2013 - In order to be eligible for this program, the inmate must neither be classified as a violent offender nor have any detainers (such as deportation or transfer to another jurisdiction on pending charges following the federal sentence). Additionally, the inmate must meet three criteria outlined by the Federal Bureau of Prisons:
1. The inmate must have a documented pattern of substance abuse in the twelve months prior to the arrest for which he or she is serving his or her current sentence; AND
2. The inmate must be able to complete all three phases of RDAP, including community transition drug abuse treatment; AND
3. The inmate must be diagnosed by the Drug Abuse Program Psychologist as having a drug use disorder as defined by the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM).
Federal Rdap Program - Most eligible inmates begin the RDAP program with twenty-four months left on their sentence. RDAP has three components: unit-based component, follow-up services, and transitional drug abuse treatment.
Follow-up services is the component of RDAP following the unit-based component and is the first part of the after-care requirement of RDAP. In this component, inmates are reintroduced into the general population and must participate in follow-up services offered by the prison, unless the inmate is scheduled to go directly to a halfway house following completion of the unit-based component.
Pre Sentence Interview - Transitional drug abuse treatment is the third and final component of RDAP. This lasts up to six months and generally occurs in a halfway house of on home confinement, depending on where the inmate is assigned
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