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years old. Offenders were serving an average minimum sentence length of 6.2 years and an<br />
average maximum length of 13.9 years.’ Inmate enrollment in AOD programming increased from<br />
1 1,824 as of December 3 1,1996 to 16,100 as of December 3 1,2001, an increase of 36%. By<br />
comparison, the total number of offenders under DOC custody increased fiom 34,537 as of<br />
December 3 1,1996 to 38,195 as of January 3 1,2002, an increase of 1 1 %. The Department of<br />
Corrections General Fund Budget for fiscal year 2000-2001 was $1,2 16,569,000, representing 6<br />
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percent of the total state budget. The overall operational cost per inmate for fiscal year July 1,<br />
1999 - June 30,2000 averaged $28,111 per year or 77.02 per day. As of December 31,2000, the<br />
department employed 14,439 staff.<br />
Alcohol or Other Drug Programs Administered by DOC<br />
The department’s approach to alcohol or other drug (AOD) programs is informed by a<br />
holistic health model that treats substance abuse as a complex problem with physiological,<br />
psychological, emotional, behavioral, spiritual, environmental and sociopolitical dimensions<br />
(Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, 2001). Long-term goals are to reduce recidivism, drug<br />
dealing and drug use, and increase the prospects for successfbl reintegration into society. The<br />
Department’s AOD programming is grouped into four major categories: (1) Education programs<br />
offered to inmates identified as having a low level of drug and alcohol involvement; (2) Outpatient<br />
Treatment programs offered to inmates in need of more intensive, intermediate levels of<br />
intervention, including individual and group counseling sessions; (3) Therapeutic Communities<br />
offered to inmates identified as needing intensive, residential substance abuse treatment; and (4)<br />
’ Averages do not include lifers, capital cases and parole violators. For those interested in more<br />
detailed statistical breakdowns of the DOC population, annual statistical reports, current monthly<br />
population reports, and current monthly institutional profiles are available online at:<br />
www.cor.state.pa.us. statistics. htm<br />
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This document is a research report submitted to the U.S. Department of <strong>Justice</strong>. This report has not<br />
been published by the Department. Opinions or points of view expressed are those of the author(s)<br />
and do not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of <strong>Justice</strong>.