4. What is Inmate Programming?
Inmate programming can be a lot of things. But first
let’s take a look at why we would offer programming.
What’s it for – what form does it take, and what do the
inmates get from it?
•Programming Addresses Recidivism
•Educational/Vocational Training
•Prison Industries
•Employment Services
5. Corrections At A Glance
Total Incarcerated 42,339 (100.0%)*
Violent Offender 30,359 (71.7%)
Non-Violent Offender 11,980 (28.3%)
Prior ADC Term 20,749 (49.0%)
First ADC Term 21,590 (51.0%)
*April 31, 2015
6. What Does This Tell Us?
•We need to look at what our inmates are doing.
• If we are going to reduce recidivism we need to change how we view
our inmates, how they view us and invest more of ourselves in their
rehabilitation.
What We Already Do –
•Conduct universal screening and assessment of inmates for mental
illness and substance abuse
•Provide services and treatment based upon the inmates’ scores and
program availability.
•Provide educational programs
7. Maximize Limited Resources
Working with what we have:
• Use existing programs and develop new ones
•Utilize staff who already interact in a particular function with inmates.
•Teach all staff a different way of viewing inmates.
•Speak to inmates in a new and improved way.
•Encourage inmates to speak amongst themselves and us differently.
•Model behavior for the inmates
8. What Inmate Programming Isn’t
It isn’t a cure all that’s magically going to make everything better for the inmate or for
staff.
it's the inmate's option whether or not to take advantage of what’s put in front of
him.
It can be very difficult to engage a prisoner culture that frowns on any sign of
weakness and vulnerability, and discourages the expression of candid emotions
– all of which are required when participating in some ADC programs.
9. Academic Education
Mandatory Literacy
GED
High School
Career and Technical
Education
Work Programs
Arizona Correctional
Industries
Wild Mustangs
Program
Wild Land Fire Crew
Treatment
Addiction
Sex Offender
Mental Health
12. History if antisocial behavior
Antisocial personality
Antisocial cognition
Antisocial associates
Family and/or Marital
School and/or Work
Leisure and/or Recreation
Substance Abuse
13. •Thinking for a Change (T4C)
•Cognitive Restructuring
•Merging Two Worlds (M2W)
•Re-Entry/Pre-Release
•The Courage to Change
•Maximum Custody Inmate
14.
15. Close and Maximum Custody
The Courage to Change
ADC has added this guided journaling programming for close and
maximum custody inmates.
This interactive journaling program was chosen because:
• On the National Registry of Evidence- Based Programs and
Practices
• Cognitive based
• Easy to facilitate and requires no special knowledge
• Can individualize an overall program for an inmate by assigning the
workbooks which address the inmate's needs areas
