Hello everyone! I am going to be sentenced on July 15th, and am looking at around 6+ years. I live in Oklahoma, so I am thinking of Carswell or Bryan. For some reason I thought that Carswell was only a medical facility...is that true? I am utterly freaking out...I have a 7 year old daughter that I am so scared is going to be so emotionally scarred by all of this! I am glad I found this site, and will continue to look around to see if I can find out more info myself. :D

Welcome to PTO! I'm glad you found us and decided to join....

Deb

i know there is a female camp at carswell as well as the medical facility.
good luck

Thank you for your reply! I don't get on the computer too much...maybe once a day or so! I am just overwhelmed by everything that is going on right now! But I have heard about the participation in a drug rehab program too, and how that could possibly lower your sentence by 12 mos or so. I will continue checking in! Thanks so much!

Hi and Welcome to PTO! Here is some information that I copied from another member who had posted it. Hope it helps give you a little more information!
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The residential program is KEY.

Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP)
http://www.bop.gov/ipapg/ipaover.html#sub

The regs themselves: http://www.bop.gov/progstat/5330_010.pdf


In summary these programs are only offered at select prisons, and the criteria to get in them are strict. I believe the best way to get into one is to have judge recommend it at sentencing. I think the inmate must have done drugs in the past of year, and not have a history of violence, or gun charges. Also I beleive the sentence must be for 2 or more years to be eligble. There are some prison consultant companies that claim to assist in getting the inmate into these choice programs, they seemed to be pricey though.

A google search of rdap can help you investigate this:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...8&q=rdap+prison

I wish you and yours the best of luck.