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09-20-2004, 05:48 PM
Lemon Creek Correctional Center

Superintendent: Scott Wellard

2000 Lemon Creek Road
Juneau, Alaska 99801

Telephone: (907) 465-6200
Fax: (907) 465-6207

The Lemon Creek Correctional Center is a multi-function, state operated adult correctional institution located in Juneau, Alaska. The institution has a capacity of 164 male and female inmates and employs 80 staff.

Lemon Creek Correctional Center serves both as an intake and a long-term male facility. At any given time, 20% to 30% of the population is composed of inmates in pre-trial status. Approximately 80% of the population is composed of sentenced felons.

Programs

Outdoor Recreation:
There are five outdoor recreation yards. The large yard is complete with a softball diamond and a jogging path. Any number of large motor activities are possible. Three small yards are primarily utilized for misdemeanors, segregation and protective custody inmates. Though small, the yards will accommodate a wide range of large motor activities. The maximum security unit has an outdoor recreation yard consistent with the security requirements of those inmates. The yard has a ball and basketball hoop plus Frisbees. All inmates are offered at least one hour of outdoor recreation per day. If an inmate works, then more outdoor recreation time is offered.

Indoor Recreation:
There is a full size gymnasium which is available to all inmates except those in maximum security. The gym can accommodate basketball, jogging, badminton, volleyball and a wide range of other activities. All inmates are offered at least one hour of indoor recreation per day. If an inmate works, then more gymnasium privileges are offered. (see picture "gym" below)
Mental Health
A Mental Health Clinician is on staff to provide psychological counseling to inmates. A psychiatrist is available through contractual service.

Sex Offender Program
Tongass Community Counseling Center provides pre-treatment for inmates. Sessions are both group and individual.

Substance Abuse
A social worker is on contract to provide substance abuse counseling on a group and individual basis. Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meet weekly. The inmate Substance Abuse Treatment program at the Lemon Creek Correctional Center is eight and a half months long and consists of education (Phase I), treatment (Phases II & III), and aftercare (Phase IV). Assessment/referral services, group and individual counseling are provided. Male and female inmates, either sentenced or unsentenced, participate in treatment together.
Phase I is a six week long education course providing four hours a week of classroom work. It is a sequential (as opposed to open entry) component that cycles over every two months. It is open to male and female inmates who are interested in learning about substance abuse and chemical dependency. There are approximately fifteen inmates in the class at a time. Certificates of completion are given.

Phase II is an eight week long treatment phase that consists of two hours of process group a week and individual counseling. The goal is to develop an awareness of the disease model and to explore a change in lifestyle. Step One of the Twelve Step program is addressed. A formal assessment indicating the need for treatment is required before entering Phase II as well as an education knowledge base. Phase II is open entry and cycles over every two months. There are approximately seven inmates in Phase II at one time.

Phase III is the second eight week long treatment phase that includes two hours of process group a week and individual counseling. Steps Two, Three and an introduction to Step Four of the Twelve Step program are covered. Phase III is open entry and cycles over every two months. There are approximately five inmates in Phase III at a time.

Phase IV is Aftercare. It lasts for a minimum of three months but may be extended for as long as the inmate would like to participate. A client may return to Aftercare at anytime during his/her incarceration. Phase IV concentrates on thinking errors, relapse prevention and using support systems.

Anger Management
Through a contract with Tongass Community Counseling Center, a part-time counselor is available for individual and group services which center on anger/rage control.

Furlough Placements
Glacier Manor has CRC beds available to Lemon Creek inmates who qualify for work, education and/or rehabilitation furloughs.

Prison Industries
The Prison Industries provide employment for approximately 34 inmates. During summer peak season, extra inmates are hired for evening shifts. The Prison Industries provides services for LCCC's needs and for the marine Highway System. Inmates are expected to develop good work habits and work hard.

The laundry is a massive operation which employees several male inmates to provide laundry services to LCCC and the Alaska State Ferry System.

Close-up Program
Selected inmates and staff meet each spring with high school aged youths from all over the State of Alaska. Once a week, for six weeks, staff and inmates tell kids about prison life and the value of an education and staying out of trouble.

Culture Groups
Native Culture and Black Culture clubs meet once a week with special events held as approved. Through various activities, i.e.; soda sales and movies, the clubs are able to raise moneys to fund several institutional and community based type projects.

Library
Library services include both lending and law. A state grant to the Juneau Memorial Library provides the institution with money for the purchase of books, videos and a variety of library related materials. Education staff make pick up and delivery to and from Juneau Memorial Library. We will provide inter-library loan services.
The in-house lending library includes nearly 1000 books for various contributing sources. Numerous periodical and in-state newspapers are subscribed to as well as vocational periodicals. Inmates are employed as librarians.

The institutional law library is fully stocked with legal materials as per the Cleary Partial Settlement Agreement. All inmates may avail themselves to this service. The maximum security unit has a mini law library on wheels comprised of basic materials. A max inmate may request and will receive other materials. Requests for legal materials not available on-site are handled through an Anchorage based legal services firm.

Religious Activities
Religious activities are coordinated by the state chaplain. Many volunteer ministers and lay persons hold church services and Bible study groups on an ongoing basis. Individual spiritual counseling is available from many denominations. A small chapel is dedicated to service 365 days a year.

There are numerous opportunities available to the inmates at this facility in an ongoing effort to assist in the rehabilitation of the individual inmate. A list of the currently available opportunities follows:

Life Skills

Health

Pre-Release

Cross Cultural

Aids Education

Employment

Native Culture Groups

Stress Management

Interviewing Techniques

Potlatches

Managing your Emotions

Assertiveness Training

Black Cultural Groups

Use of Leisure Time

Parenting Skills

Black History events

Social Skills Development

Handling Intimate Relationships

Cooperative Craft Programs

Managing Your Money

Art Classes

Developing Self Esteem

Guitar Classes






College

Correspondence courses are available through the Ohio University Incarcerated Program as well as the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Inmates may also enroll in other programs of their choice from schools of their choice. All College courses taken by the inmates are at their own expense.

Vocational Programs

We offer a certified Office Skills Training Program which includes:

Keyboarding Module

Business English

Ten Key Module

Office Filing

Business Mathematics

Computer Training Module


Basic Skill Programs

Adult Basic Education

English as a Second Language

GED Studies & Testing to obtain a GED

Literacy




On special occasions large group contact visiting is allowed, such as in the picture above was a large picnic in the recreation yard for all general population inmates and their invited guests. (see picture titled picnic below)

http://www.correct.state.ak.us/corrections/institutions/lccc/


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California Sunshine
03-15-2006, 10:00 PM
History of Lemon Creek Correctional Center


Newcomers to Juneau would never guess that on the permanent site of the attractive State Office Building, once stood the State Jail facility. Originally built in 1893, the Juneau Jail Facility was destroyed by fire in 1897. It was reconstructed on the same site in 1903 and contained basically the same type of offenders as the original jail, and was considered very modern by 1904 standards. However, over the next 65 years it became grossly inadequate for such needs as education, vocational training, and work programs. The State Legislature undertook a feasibility study to better understand the future needs of a Correctional facility in Southeast Alaska.

In 1967 the State Legislature appropriated $2,200,000.00 to construct a new jail facility for Southeast Alaska as part of the Alaska State Housing Development Program. Funds were saved in the L.C.C.C. construction by using the architectural plans drawn up in 1966 for the Fairbanks Correctional Center. Some revisions were made to better accommodate female and juvenile offenders, which this facility was originally obligated to hold.

The Lemon Creek Valley location for the new Juneau institution was selected from available land and consists of 117 acres. The Federal Bureau of Prisons provided Correctional services for Alaska prior to statehood. On January 3, 1959, Alaska assumed correctional jurisdiction. The Alaska Constitution stipulates that the Department of Corrections must protect the public and provide for reformation of the Offender. At the present time Lemon Creek Correctional Center provides for these directives through 80 employees providing security, order, and a host of educational, counseling, and work programs.

Lemon Creek Correctional Center has had a long history of development. From pre Statehood, to present day, the Lemon Creek Correctional Center has provided for a safer community for the citizens of Alaska and assisted many offenders to improve themselves through counseling, work programs, and educational classes.

Pictures:http://www.correct.state.ak.us/corrections/institutions/lccc/history.htm