| New York State Department of Correctional | | | | program is parole supervision and the inmates are |
| Services (DOCS) began a new Work Release | | | | usually entered into this phase about 7.2 months |
| program in 2007 for inmates who were eligible. | | | | before they are release from DOCS custody. |
| The outpatient programs chemical dependence | | | | Rehabilitation is the key to success for any one |
| assessments and counseling are provided by | | | | who is suffering from addiction regardless if they |
| (OASAS) Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse | | | | are in prison or walking the streets as a free |
| Services a not-for- profit organization, which has | | | | citizen. Locked up behind bars or walking freely |
| administered a federal grant for the project of | | | | amongst us in society, the individual who is |
| $500,000. Work release participants are chosen | | | | addicted is still chained to their addiction unless |
| by the DOCS. The DOCS has a thorough | | | | effective treatment is gotten. Many people seek |
| screening process that they use to determine if | | | | treatment but continue to relapse time and time |
| an inmate who is close to release from their | | | | again. The most successful way to free yourself, |
| prison term is eligible to enter the program. | | | | handle your addiction and related issues is to |
| Narconon Arrowhead the premier Narconon | | | | handle all aspects of the addiction: mental, |
| Center located in Oklahoma supports this type of | | | | emotional and physical barriers. |
| program because it helps inmates get ready to | | | | Physical cravings have been proven to be the |
| return to society as productive law abiding | | | | number one reason for drug relapse. The best |
| citizens. | | | | way to release all the drug toxins from the body |
| Although, outpatient rehab is never a substitute | | | | and stop the cravings is to enroll in a |
| for a good long term inpatient program, giving | | | | detoxification program that will help you release all |
| these chemically dependent inmates a chance to | | | | remaining drug toxins from the body. Doing this |
| deal with the addictions that landed them in prison | | | | naturally with sweating in a dry heat sauna, |
| in the first place will help them become more | | | | exercise and a complete vitamin regimen is the |
| stable as they re-enter society. The Work | | | | most natural and healthy way to accomplish |
| Release program is the three part program. In the | | | | success and become drug free. |
| 1st phase the inmates do six months of residential | | | | Mentally the individual needs to overcome the |
| treatment in a correctional annex. The 2nd phase | | | | mistakes of the past and learn the life skills |
| re-introduces the inmates back into the | | | | needed to be able to function happily in society |
| community where they are required to maintain | | | | once again. Emotionally the individual will mature |
| employment and participate in another six months | | | | after handling the guilt and depression associated |
| of treatment. The 3rd and final phase of the | | | | with their addictions. |