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proposals and/or requests fiom f d y members. Members of this committee consist of a principle
and teachers. There are specified duties for each position laid out in Jericho's inmate handbook,
Rules and Tools.
The Spiritual Committee attempts to reach out to family members and get them in touch with
a higher power. They post the days and times for all religious services, and hand out passes to
family members who wish to attend. The members are also responsible for the maintenance of the
Spiritual library. Spiritual services offered at Jericho include a variety of religious sectors
including: Jehovah Witness, Hispanic, Jumah, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Native American.
Treatment Phases
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The orientation phase has a length of six weeks to two months. Responsibilities during the
orientation phase include: accepting guidance from the assigned Big Brother, identeing
educational needs, and understanding and applying the Jericho Rules and Tools, consistently.
Also during the orientation phase the family member must demonstrate the ability to write
Haircuts. Haircuts as described in the Rules and Tools Handbook as is a verbal elaboration given
to a famiiy member on a negative or positive attitude behavior. This activity allows the inmates to
show concern for one another.
In order to advance fiom the orientation phase to Phase I, the inmate must complete several
tasks including pass a Rules and Tools examination to ensure that they are aware of their
responsibilities in the progran The new family member must demonstrate knowledge of and
apply the therapeutic tools used in the program, and choose one to give a seminar on.
To initiate the treatment process, the new family member must idente personal shortcomings
that led to their drug abuselcrime. After identlfjing them, the member must then describe how
those shortcomings have affected their past; how they affect the present, and how they have the
ability affect the future. In addition to the described tasks, the fiimily member must receive 300%
approval from the f d y in order to advance to Phase I. Phase I is three months long. The family
member has the following responsibilities:
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They must join a committee
Develop a treatment plan with their counselor
Develop an academic goal, and identfi how to obtain that goal
If selected, they must be an Uncle to an Orientation Phase Member
Work the first 3 steps of the 12 Step Program, read the AA Big Book, and NA Text (in
reference to the first 3 steps).
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In order to advance from Phase I to Phase 11, the inmate must complete a 60-day term on a
committee. They must be able to demonstrate that they have made progress towards their
education goal set in Phase I. After evaluating their treatment plan goals, additional goals must be
developed and recorded. By explaining how the first 3 steps of the 12 Step Program impact their
life, the inmate must demonstrate knowledge of each step. Upon completion of all the required
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been published by the Department. Opinions or points of view expressed are those of the author(s)
and do not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.