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Program Performance Report: Second Chance Act – Family-Based Prisoner Substance Abuse Treatment Grant Program, July 2011-June 2012

NCJ Number
247253
Author(s)
Lindsey Devers Ph.D.
Date Published
2013
Length
6 pages
Annotation
This report covers four quarters of data collected from July 2011 to June 2012 for the Second Chance Act Family-Based grantees.
Abstract
Findings show that grantees, on average, admitted 52 percent of those deemed eligible for pre-release reentry programs; 997 participants were enrolled in pre-release family-based reentry services, and 514 were enrolled in post-release services; 646 family members received services while participants were in the pre-release reentry phase of the program, and 395 family members received services while participants were in the post-release phase; the average rate across grantees of moderate- and high-risk participants admitted to the program was about 82 percent; substance abuse services were the most utilized service type, followed by pro-social services, cognitive-based services, and family counseling services; and the successful completion rate for participants exiting pre-release services averaged 80 percent and was 61 percent for those exiting post-release services. The Second Chance Act provides grants to State, local, and tribal governments to promote the safe and successful reintegration of individuals into the community after they are released from incarceration. Second Chance Act grantees are committed to help those in the reentry process by appropriately assessing risk and need and by offering individualized case plans and services.