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interviewed prior to admission; 6.) Admissions are available to anyone without regard to race,<br />
age, national origin, religious afliliation, or other characteristics; 7.) All admissions must be<br />
ambulatory; 8.) If an inmates mental status is questionable, a referral to the Mental Health<br />
Coordinator will be initiated; 9.) Being able to read, write, and communicate in English at the<br />
sixth grade level, or above, is preferable.<br />
5. Decision to admit (or not): Who makes the decision? What are the most important criteria?<br />
About what percentage of referrals are rejected? [Source: program documents, DATS<br />
Supervisor/Mgr.].<br />
According to the DATS Manager, almost every inmate that applies for the TC program gets<br />
admitted. The only reason that they would not admit someone is for physical or mental health<br />
problems.<br />
Intake, Exit, and Follow-up Procedures<br />
6. Describe the intake/admission process (e.g., What happens to an inmate when they first<br />
attend this program? Is there an orientation, intake interview, etc.?) [Source: program<br />
documents, DATS SupervisorlMgr.].<br />
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According to the Inmate Handbook, each inmate must complete an intake application and other<br />
consent forms with their assigned DATS. They must also complete a psychosocial assessment<br />
with their DATS.<br />
7. What is the normal program enrollment? (ie., at one specific time) [Source: program<br />
documents].<br />
According to the Evaluation Procedures, normal program enrollment is 100 beds, although the<br />
DATS Manager stated that the number would be going up to 110 shortly.<br />
8. What is the normal length of stay for an inmate in this program? [Source: program<br />
documents] .<br />
According to the DATS Supervisor, the n o d length of stay is 36 weeks.<br />
9. What are the criteria for successful program completion? For an unsuccessful discharge?<br />
[Source: program documents, DATS Supervisor/Mgr. 3.<br />
The DATS Manager stated that the criteria for a successful completion are that each inmate must<br />
meet all treatment plan goals and have no misconducts. For an unsuccessfbl discharge to take<br />
place an inmate would have to have broken rules, have misconducts, or have broken<br />
coddent iality.<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>.