Correctional Treatment Programs
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Not all States offer treatment for individuals who are incarcerated for illegal sexual behavior, and those that do will have limited facilities and resources. This also applies to the Federal Bureau of Prisons treatment program.
SIGNIFICANT VARIATION
Of 49 responding states and the Federal Bureau of Prisons, 44 of these systems had sex offender treatment programs in 2006. The survey revealed significant
variation in the operation of sex offender treatment programs. The number of inmates participating in programs ranged from 20 in Alabama to 1,000 in
Michigan and 2,000 in Pennsylvania.
NUMBER OF THERAPISTS
A telling measure of institutional commitment may be the number of program therapists, which ranged from 2 in Louisiana and Rhode Island to 65 in Texas,
with 26 institutions reporting fewer than 10 therapists. Although it is estimated that more than 300,000 sex offenders are incarcerated in state or federal prisons,
it appears fewer than 480 therapists nationwide are working with this population, according to the survey findings.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
Prison Sex Offender Treatment: Recommendations for Program Implementation 2007
By nature, treatment offered within correctional facilities will differ from those offered in the community, however the methodology (cognitive behavioral therapy, relapse prevention, etc) used will be similar.
The primary difference between correctional based and community based treatment programs is that correctional programs focus less on community safety aspects (safety plans, monitoring programs, etc.) and more on behavioral aspects. There is also a tendency for correctional programs to offer less one-to-one sessions for the individual.
Not all States provide specific details of their treatment programs, and where possible we have tried to provide a link to what information is available. In some instances, the treatment program will only be offered as part of parole.
If a link is shown in gray, this indicates that the State has no correctional treatment program or we have not yet been able to identify it. If you can help us identify a link to a state correctional program, please send it to us using Contact Us.
Absent a state program link below, we suggest you click on the Federal Bureau of Prisons link below to familiarize yourself with the elements of a correctional treatment program. And of course you can click on any of the existing state page links below to educate yourself as many contain similar curricula and texts.
Federal Treatment Programs for Those With Illegal Sexual Behavior
For individuals who commit an illegal sexual behavior that results in a Federal judicial sentence, there are like traditional local and State courts two possible outcomes - probation and incarceration. The major difference is that there is currently no parole on a federal period of incarceration for the majority of offenders.
Federal Probation
Therefore, community treatment for those with illegal sexual behavior at the Federal level only takes place with a Federal probation sentence. The process of supervision and treatment is documented by the U.S. Courts both as procedural information and as reporting in Federal Probation which is self-described as "journal of correctional philosophy and practice".
U.S. Federal Courts, Probation and Pre-Trial Services, Supervision - Sex-offense Specific Treatment
The Role of Probation and Parole Officers in the Collaborative Response to Sex Offenders
- Brian K. Payne, Ph.D., Matthew DeMichele M.S.
Federal Probation, Vol. 74, No. 1
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BoP)
The BoP offers both residential and non-residential treatment options for which an offender must voluntarily apply.
The residential program is offered at two facilities which are USP Marion in Illinois and at FMC Devens in Massachusetts, and involves high intensity programming, five days a week, for a period of 12 to 18 months. This program is for individuals with a higher risk of re-offending.
The non-residential program, which is offered at nine facilities across the country, consists of outpatient groups meeting two tor three times per week for several hours. Program completion takes nine to twelve months and is targeted toward individuals with low to medium risk of re-offending.
For individuals who commit an illegal sexual behavior that results in a Federal judicial sentence, there are like traditional local and State courts two possible outcomes - probation and incarceration. The major difference is that there is currently no parole on a federal period of incarceration for the majority of offenders.
Federal Probation
Therefore, community treatment for those with illegal sexual behavior at the Federal level only takes place with a Federal probation sentence. The process of supervision and treatment is documented by the U.S. Courts both as procedural information and as reporting in Federal Probation which is self-described as "journal of correctional philosophy and practice".
U.S. Federal Courts, Probation and Pre-Trial Services, Supervision - Sex-offense Specific Treatment
The Role of Probation and Parole Officers in the Collaborative Response to Sex Offenders
- Brian K. Payne, Ph.D., Matthew DeMichele M.S.
Federal Probation, Vol. 74, No. 1
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BoP)
The BoP offers both residential and non-residential treatment options for which an offender must voluntarily apply.
The residential program is offered at two facilities which are USP Marion in Illinois and at FMC Devens in Massachusetts, and involves high intensity programming, five days a week, for a period of 12 to 18 months. This program is for individuals with a higher risk of re-offending.
The non-residential program, which is offered at nine facilities across the country, consists of outpatient groups meeting two tor three times per week for several hours. Program completion takes nine to twelve months and is targeted toward individuals with low to medium risk of re-offending.
Existing State Programs
Pilot Programs or In-Development
Post Incarceration Treatment
