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ents participated in games
and crafts.
A partnership with the
Children’s Literacy Foundation
led to 12 literacy
seminars being offered at
the Concord State Prison
along with new books
given to children at the visiting
room and at holiday
parties. These seminars
were made available to
all parents at the Concord
prison, regardless of
whether the inmates were
involved in the FCC. These
seminars, offered on three
different days throughout
the year, were attended
by 450 fathers, who sent
home new books to each
of their minor children.
Seventy-five general
population inmates completed
the 10-hour Healthy
Relationships class and 21
Parole Violators completed
the six-hour Healthy Families
class.
The FCC worked with
the NH Family Courts to
provide the Child Impact
Program to incarcerated
parents who are courtordered
to take this class.
Forty-seven incarcerated
parents completed this
class.
Intervention Services
Clinical substance use
disorder services have
been moved to the Division
of Medical and Forensic
Services. The Department
believes that all clinical
services should be consolidated
under one roof for
consistency in leadership
and clinical supervision.
Other Services
DCC offers spiritual and
religious services to all inmates
in accordance with
their faith and practices
through a combination of
faith-based groups, fellowship,
services, retreats, etc.
Library services are
provided to all inmates
throughout the various
custody levels and facilities.
Inmates utilize the
recreation and law library
services to explore their
personal interests as well
as to address their legal
concerns.
The Division experienced
another great year of
volunteer support and improved
services throughout
the correctional facilities
and transitional units. Volunteers,
including college
interns, helped strengthen a
wide range of service offerings
from chapel activities
to presentations on employment
and job readiness.
To meet the specific
needs of the growing
female offender population,
NHDOC focuses
on gender-specific and
trauma-informed services
for its female offenders
incarcerated at the NH
State Prison for Women in
Goffstown, those living in at
Shea Farm THU, and community
supervised females.
The goal of using such
evidence based practices
is to prepare the women
for reentering society as
well as decreasing their
recidivism.
Above: Transitional Work Center.
Below: North End House.
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