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Habilitation Program
| Description: |
Provides housing, work supervision and treatment for the cognitively impaired/challenged inmates. Basic living quarters to include a protected and structured environment for inmates with developmental disabilities. Coping skills are taught for transition back into the general population, while referrals to appropriate community resources are made upon release. |
| Capacity: |
Approximately 36 inmates annually |
| Impact: |
Tucker Unit |
| Requirements: |
Diagnosis of mental retardation and/or borderline intellectual functioning in conjunction with ADC adaptive qualities and/or impairments. |
| Staff: |
Mental Health |
| Program Components: |
- Screening and assessment including intellectual functioning, adaptive qualities, and skills assessment.
- Counseling/training in daily living skills
- Work programs (on unit)
- Tutorial programs for literacy Aftercare monitoring
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HIV & TB Programs
| Description: |
Prevention, tracking, case management, counseling, treatment review, research, and quality assurance for Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus and Tuberculosis Bacilli Infections. |
| Capacity: |
Involves all staff and inmates to varying degrees. (See requirements below) |
| Impact: |
System wide |
| Requirements: |
TB: Pre and post test annually for both inmates and staff.
HIV: Open to all: Training for staff, screening for inmates. |
| Staff: |
Medical Staff |
| Subcomponents: |
- Tuberculosis screening and education for all new employees and new Commitments;
- Annual tuberculosis screening for new employees;
- Counseling inmates testing positive for HIV;
- Monitoring medication delivery and compliance of inmates being treated prophylactically for tuberculosis; and,
- Monitoring chest clinic for inmates being treated for active disease.
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Hobby Craft Program
| Description: |
Inmates are able to produce leather goods, wooden and cloth artifacts. Artwork for sale or gifts to family and friends. Provides training in the art and skill of design. |
| Capacity: |
Approximately:
| Cummins |
112 |
Diagnostic |
65 |
| Pine Bluff Unit |
35 |
Wrightsville |
39 |
| North Central Unit |
70 |
Tucker |
80 |
| East Arkansas Reg. |
35 |
Delta |
74 |
| Varner Unit |
100 |
JCJ/CF |
65 |
| McPherson |
51 |
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| Impact: |
System wide |
| Requirements: |
Class I classification status, Approval of unit administration, Opening availability |
| Staff: |
Unit Hobby Craft Officer |
| Subprograms: |
- Leather craft
- String art and macramé
- Oil and watercolor painting
- Drawing
- Stuffed animals
- Wood working and decoupage
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Industry
| Description: |
Production of industrial products and follow-up services are provided for tax supported and non-profit agencies. |
| Capacity: |
Approximately 530 male and 14 female inmates |
| Impact: |
Wrightsville |
| Requirements: |
Completion of 60 day initial job assignment, Assignment by classification committee |
| Staff: |
ADC Industry personnel |
| Subprograms: |
- Furniture maufacturing
- Data Entry
- Recreation equipment
- Vinyl Products
- Furniture Refurbishing
- Metal Fabrication
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- Garment and Case Goods
- Graphic Arts and Printing
- Vehicle and equipment refurbishing
- Silk screening signs
- Upholstery
- Janitorial Products (liquid and powder)
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| Comments: |
Training in work habits and the development of marketable skills. ACI Certificates of Achievement are given upon completion of mastering specific job skills in specific areas. |
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Graphic Arts Program
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Garment Factory at
Cummins
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Furniture Plant at
Wrightsville
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Furniture Plant at
Wrightsville
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Inmate Panel
| Description: |
Inmates who have good insight into their path into trouble who are willing to share their experiences with groups of children, adolescents, and adults. |
| Capacity: |
Limited to certain units, about 20 inmates. |
| Impact: |
Hundreds of free-world individuals, usually school and church groups. |
| Requirements: |
- Participating inmates selected by staff.
- Approved by Warden.
- Approval of requesting church, school, etc.
- Availability of transport.
- Availability of Security escorts.
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| Staff: |
Available staff: i.e., Treatment Coordinator, SATP staff, and security assist. |
| Subprograms: |
Drug and alcohol. Children at risk. |
| Comments: |
Dynamic presentations have been given, both to groups visiting the ADC facilities and outside that have received praise from educators, pastors, mental health professionals, and parents. Presentations also influence the inmates to walk the walk, or follow their own advice. |
InnerChange Freedom Initiative Program
| Description: |
A voluntary faith-based pre-release program open to inmates of any (or no) religious affiliation offered by the InnerChange Freedom Initiative. Covering 18-24 months prior to release and 12 months of reintegration assistant in the community after release. |
| Capacity: |
200 male and 50 female inmates |
| Impact: |
Tucker and Wrightsville Units |
| Staff: |
Volunteers of InnerChange Freedom Initiative (IFI) and IFI staff. |
| Subcomponents: |
- Prison Ministry
- Basic Life Computer Skills
- Advance Information Technology Training
- Application of Knowledge and Skills in Marketplace
- Support Groups
- Mentoring
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| Comments: |
Initial orientation of inmates began in March 2006, with the formal Program to begin on April 3, 2006 at the Tucker Unit. Projected To begin at the Wrightsville Unit in June 2006. |
| Contact: |
IFI-Men: 501-897-0764
IFI-Women: 501-897-0661. |
Jaycees
| Description: |
Chapters of the community service organization chartered from the national organization. |
| Capacity: |
Available at the Warden’s discretion, typically replaces an inmate council.East Arkansas Regional Unit. |
| Impact: |
East Arkansas Regional 35 |
| Requirements: |
Volunteer, Ages 21 to 39, Must have 20+ members to charter. |
| Staff: |
Staff member volunteers to sponsor. Support from national, state and local officers. |
| Subprograms: |
- Fund raising activities
- Contribution to community projects
- Purchase items to benefit inmate population
- Speak-up, spark plug and other personal and social development activities
- Sponsor self-improvement courses such as Positive Mental Attitude
- Leadership programs
- Public Speaking
- Time Management
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| Comments: |
Access to self-improvement. Engaging in pro-social activities. Linkages with the community. Some individuals participate only in the banquets, usually about 1/4th membership is committed to working on projects. These programs are inmate initiated. |
Library
| Description: |
Provides access for expanding knowledge and self-improvement via collections of reference materials and periodicals involving various media, i.e., hard cover, paper, electronic. |
Inmate Law Library |
| Capacity: |
Open to eligible inmates |
| Impact: |
All units except work-release |
| Requirements: |
Not on lockdown status |
| Staff: |
ADC Librarian, Library Technicians |
| Subprograms: |
- Inter-library loan
- Reference materials
- Recreational reading
- Periodicals/magazines
- Library cart to lockdown areas
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| Comments: |
Administration segregated inmates have access to educational materials via library cart. |
Medical Services
| Description: |
Provide routine medical, specialized clinics and dental services, including both patient educational and rehabilitative services. |
| Capacity: |
Open to all inmates |
| Impact: |
ADC System wide |
| Requirements: |
Meet protocol for treatment,Urgency of need |
| Staff: |
Medical and dental contract staff, ADC administrative and security staff |
| Subclinics: |
- Ambulatory and inpatient surgery
- Renal Dialysis
- Neurology/Neurosurgery
- Dermatology
- ENT/Audiology
- Optometry/Opthalmology
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- Infectious Disease; HIV, TB, STD
- Prosthetics/Orthotics
- Physical Therapy/Rehabilitation service
- Spinal Cord Program
- Chronic Care Clinics
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Mental Health Services
| Description: |
Provides services to mentally ill and/or mentally disabled inmates to include: crisis prevention/intervention, residential programs, outpatient services, medication management, individual and group therapy services. |
| Capacity: |
Open to all inmates |
| Impact: |
Approximately 3,500 inmates annually system wide |
| Staff: |
Mental Health |
| Subcomponents: |
Individual counseling
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| Group services including: |
- Positive Mental Attitude
- Anger Management
- Stress Management
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Parenting Classes
- Communication Skills
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- Thinking Errors
- Crisis Prevention/Intervention
- Management of Suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior
- Pre-Release Programming
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| Comments: |
Services are offered to the general population that address anger control, criminal behavior and criminal thinking in an effort to reduce recidivism and decrease criminal behavior. |
Parenting Class
| Description: |
A psycho-educational class designed for inmates who are parents of children and/or teenagers. Provides information to developing appropriate parenting methods, as well as, assist in helping inmates better understand and cope with issues involved in parenting. |
| Capacity: |
Approximately 480 inmates annually |
| Impact: |
Eight sets of 10 week classes with 3 classes per week at Wrightsville , McPherson, Grimes and Varner. |
| Requirements: |
Voluntary class for inmates who are parents. |
| Staff: |
The Centers for Youth and Families/The Parent Center |
| Program Components: |
Principles of healthy parenting, Child and parental development, Positive discipline, Preparing for parenthood after release, Parenting issues during incarceration, Parenting and recovery issues, Case management in limited cases |
Pre-Release Program
| Description: |
Attempts to ease the transition of inmates into the community and enhances the probability of their success through proper preparation for a successful return to the community. |
| Capacity: |
Approximately 720 in a calendar year |
| Impact: |
Tucker Unit, Delta Regional Unit, Wrightsville Unit, North Central Unit |
| Requirements: |
Inmate must be within 120 days of release, Appropriate security status classification |
| Staff: |
Unit pre-release counselors |
| Subprograms: |
- Employment Preparation
- Financial Planning
- Communication Skills
- Acceptance of Parole Supervision
- Substance Abuse Education
- Anger Management
- Counseling
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Principles and Applications For Life (P.A.L. Program)
| Description: |
The PAL Program (Principles and Applications for Life) includes worship services, religious materials, and counseling services, to all inmates within the ADC, by community involvement of outside representation. |
| Capacity: |
Open |
| Impact: |
Available at some units |
| Requirements: |
Appropriate behavior and conduct |
| Staff: |
ADC Religious Staff and Volunteers |
| Subprograms: |
None |
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