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Residential Treatment Community
PROGRAMS
Residential substance abuse treatment programs, Adult Basic Education, General Education Diploma, and Pre-release programs. (more)
Security Levels: Minimum A and Minimum B
Average Population: Available bed space for 100 male inmates
Cost per Inmate per Year: $24,178
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Additional information is available from the Public Information Officer, Sheryl Tyrrell, at (402) 479-3026 Ext. 238.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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What are the important aspects of treatment at RTC?
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RTC provides correctionally based substance abuse treatment utilizing cognitive restructuring substance abuse support groups. The program is holistic and expects its participants to actively engage in the treatment process. Participants are consistently monitored and held accountable for treatment progress and program engagement.
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What is the success/failure rate of individuals who go through the treatment program?
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One hundred percent of RTC participants are chronic drug/alcohol users or addicts. Approximately 7 percent of RTC graduates have been convicted of new felonies after program completion. Between 5-10 percent of those completing the RTC program have been found guilty of drug or alcohol use.
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What type of inmates are housed at RTC?
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Inmates housed at RTC must:
be chronic drug/alcohol users or addicts
be nearing the end of their sentence
be preparing to re-enter the community
have no chronic violence within the past year
have a positive adjustment to incarceration
not currently be taking any addictive medications
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What are the average daily activities for an inmate at RTC? Are there opportunities for community involvement?
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Daily activities for inmates include group therapy, drug/alcohol participatory lectures, cognitive restructuring classes, transitional and other special issues in recovery classes, mandatory recreation activities, work assignment, and homework. Weekly participation is expected in substance abuse support groups, individual therapy, and leisure activities.
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What is the violence level at RTC?
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Minimal. Inmates come to RTC with no chronic violence patterns over the previous year. Reported incidents involving violence are less than ten for the past five years.
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What are the employment opportunities at RTC?
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RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT COMMUNITY
Purpose Statement: "The Residential Treatment Community is a diverse therapeutic community, committed to a healing, safe, and secure environment, encompassing a journey wherein a team of dedicated professionals and inmates together utilize unique tools, techniques and concepts to assist and guide inmates in self-identification of their cycles of addictive and criminal behaviors and in the responsible rebuilding of their lives."
The RTC was first established as the Nebraska Correctional Treatment Center (NCTC) and became operational with its first inmates arriving on September 13, 1994. Under the auspices of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS), it provides unique, residential, correctional substance abuse treatment programs for adult male inmates. The RTC also serves as the hub for all substance abuse treatment services within the Department. RTC coordinates residential substance abuse treatment programs at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women and the Omaha Correctional Center through funding provided by the federal Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) block grant.
Additionally the RTC is coordinating the continued development and expansion of structured correctional outpatient substance abuse treatment services at the other adult correctional institutions. These programs provide similar content and services throughout the NDCS and are designed to increase public safety by reducing the chronic recommission of crime and substance abuse and to improve the rebuilding of individual lives as productive citizens.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
The DCS Substance Abuse Non Residential Treatment Services Programs (NRTS) address the needs of inmates during the course of their sentences who, due to the nature of their sentences, or due to the nature of their problems, are not eligible for treatment services at the residential treatment programs.
The NRTS programs fall into an ongoing continuum of care and are dependent on an individual's level of substance abuse or addiction. NRTS at NSP features Intensive Outpatient Treatment which augments the Department's provision of services through residential programming. This service is made to appropriate treatment service levels upon completion of NRTS programming. Level utilizes a variety of techniques and methods to address the issues of substance use and abuse.
Primary assessment of all male inmates occurs at the DEC and of all female inmates at the NCCW. Following the assessment, determination of abuse/dependency levels is made at the receiving facilities by substance abuse treatment staff.
COMMUNITY RE-INTEGRATION
Goals of the DCS Substance Abuse Treatment programs are to enhance public safety, to enhance the provision of appropriate services within the DCS and in the community, and to decrease the substance usage and criminal behavior once an inmate has been paroled or discharged from the Department following completion of Residential or Non-Residential Substance Abuse Treatment.
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