info on drug rehab program/alternative sanctions

lovemycon · #1 05-12-2007, 10:32 PM

I'm Looking for any info on Oregon drug rehab program. My man was chosen to do a few months in a rehab program for a much shorter time instead of 48 months in state prison. His counselor said he will be eligible and accepted by the end of this year. I have heard of Powder River are there any others? Is the program intense? Know anyone who has completed it? Is there visiting there? Why is all this incarceration/prison stuff so hush hush and info is all so hard to find. It's like trying to get blood out of a turnip!!!!!! It is all a big waiting game. I have waited 20 months already. I am so excited for my Boy and any info will be appreciated. Joy

Zelda50 · #2 05-13-2007, 03:53 PM

There are two drug rehab programs in the Oregon prison system. One is part of the "Alternative Incarceration Program" and, if eligible, the inmate can complete a six month in-custody treatment program at Powder River Correctional Institution and then do a 3-month transitional leave in the community. If the inmates completes all that, the rest of his time is cut. (There is a program for women at Coffee Creek.) The other drug rehap program is about 12 months long and does not give a time cut. That's at Columbia River Correctional Institution. For the AIP program, the inmate cannot enter until he/she is 36 months short of their release date. For the CRCI program, the inmate has to be within 12 months or so of release. The idea is that, once the inmate completes the treatment program, he/she can be released to the community and not go back into a regular prison setting.

The program at Powder River is intense - the inmates are in a "therapeutic community" and work on their issues many hours each day. I've heard it's a good program. Includes anger management classes and parenting classes also. Yes, there is visiting there.

If you go on the Oregon DOC website and search for "Alternative Incarceration Program" you'll probably find more information.

ricklee · #3 05-14-2008, 11:47 AM

can u tell me how intense is the AIP program is, and what do they have the inmate doing,my son is 20 years old right now and will be 22 when he is able to get into the program,just looking out for him.any feedback on this will be great,thanks so much. ricklee

one_luv · #4 05-14-2008, 11:58 AM

Ricklee you mentioned your son is serving a sentence for 72 months. Inmate must be within 12-36 months of release, that would be at least 3 years from now. Those convicted under Measure 11 aren't eligible for AIP.

ricklee · #5 05-14-2008, 01:06 PM

he was sentence for 72 month,but is able for AIP after 24 month serve,that was in his plea bargin,that the DA and his attorney agree on.does that make any sense to you,really i don't understand all of this,maybe you can explain to me on how it works.thanks rick

Dawn.here2help · #6 05-14-2008, 02:57 PM

There are two programs that DOC has put together...Boot Camp in North Bend and then Powder River in Baker City. They have to be tested to see which one fits their needs better. If there is room and if they find him to be eligible then he will be sent to one of these prisons for six months and then the rest of his sentence would be dropped upon completion. He has to have 36 months left on his sentence as One Luv said. My husband is in on a Measure 11, however, he was sentenced outside of Measure 11 so my husband too is eligible for programs. Just because they are allowed programs does not necessarily mean that he will get to go to one though.

Good luck with everything and hopefully a bed will open up for him and he will be allowed to go there once he is down to the last 36 months of his incarceration.

one_luv · #7 05-14-2008, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ricklee

he was sentence for 72 month,but is able for AIP after 24 month serve,that was in his plea bargin,that the DA and his attorney agree on.does that make any sense to you,really i don't understand all of this,maybe you can explain to me on how it works.thanks rick

It makes sense, but all is does is make him eligible. There is a waiting list for AIPs.

LovinMyPrisoner · #8 05-14-2008, 08:07 PM

Will those time frames change since they're changing the months when you are eligible for minimum classification? My boyfriend is under the impression that it will... but he's not always right. LOL

one_luv · #9 05-14-2008, 08:56 PM

That's a good question. Since there has not been an announcement, and even people with less than 36 months are having to wait to get into to AIP, I don't see how they could manage it without adding more bed space. It would be great if it would happen though! It would also be great if they could add more prisons that offer AIP to accomodate the growing population. However, if this new minimum mandatory law passes, it would affect the amount of prisoners eligabe for these programs.

Dawn.here2help · #10 05-14-2008, 10:16 PM

Good evening,

I talked with the manager of Population Management and asked that same question...with minimum custody changing does that change the amount of time that can be dropped from their sentence once they go through AIP...she said no...max that can be dropped from a sentence right now is 30 months. She said that will not change because the max dropped is governed by law and not by the state.

Now if the opposition referral passes in November the AIP rules will change and the max time to drop off sentences will be 20%! So in our case for example that would go from the current 30 months down to 12 months! UGH!

Anywho....

Dawn

Dalia9005 · #11 05-14-2008, 10:30 PM

My son is 23 and has been in the Powder River Program for 1 month. It is a very intense, structured program run by professional D&A rehab counselors, not DOC staff. His treatment counselor only has 15 folks on his caseload so my son gets a lot of individual counseling. When he gets out, the AIP program will have cut his original sentence which was 70 months in half. He was very lucky to get into it. For once, since he has been incarcerated, he is actually being rehabilitated.

one_luv · #12 05-15-2008, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Dawn Bray

Now if the opposition referral passes in November the AIP rules will change and the max time to drop off sentences will be 20%! So in our case for example that would go from the current 30 months down to 12 months! UGH!

Anywho....

Dawn

I have only heard of 2 ballots in November- Mannix's mandatory sentencing and the Legislature's Measure that targets repeat offenders. Are you saying there is a third bill or are you referring to the Legislature's measure? Because I thought that one did not apply to first-time offenders. I could not find any text though.

ricklee · #13 05-15-2008, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Dalia9005

My son is 23 and has been in the Powder River Program for 1 month. It is a very intense, structured program run by professional D&A rehab counselors, not DOC staff. His treatment counselor only has 15 folks on his caseload so my son gets a lot of individual counseling. When he gets out, the AIP program will have cut his original sentence which was 70 months in half. He was very lucky to get into it. For once, since he has been incarcerated, he is actually being rehabilitated.

when was your son sentence,and did he had to wait for a certain amount of time spent in his sentence before he could go to the AIP program,because my son judge said he had to spend 24 month in prison befor he's able to do the AIP program in which the DA and the judge approve.let me know more information

D&S · #14 05-15-2008, 01:55 PM

Here's a link to more info provided by ODOC on AIP programs:

http://www.oregon.gov/DOC/PUBAFF/docs/pdf/IB-75-AIP.pdf

Zelda50 · #15 05-16-2008, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ricklee

when was your son sentence,and did he had to wait for a certain amount of time spent in his sentence before he could go to the AIP program,because my son judge said he had to spend 24 month in prison befor he's able to do the AIP program in which the DA and the judge approve.let me know more information

To enter the AIP drug/alcohol program, the inmate must be 36 months short of their release date (at the earliest). The program is 6 months long, following by 90 days of transitional leave. If the inmate is not successful during those nine months, he/she leaves the program, goes back to the regular prison population and completes the rest of their sentence. If the inmate is successful in completing the 6 month program and then the 90-day transitional leave, then they remain in the community under post-prison supervision and their prison term is over. Hope this helps.

There are other drug/alcohol programs for both female and male inmates who are minimum custody that is not part of AIP and does not result in a time cut.

There are numerous eligibility requirements for AIP, starting with the sentencing judge having to authorize programs and early release in the Judgment Order. There are certain convictions and prior history than can exclude an inmate and the inmate has to be minimum custody. So their behavior in prison is a factor as well.

Z.