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IV. Agency Budget Summaries

BUREAU OF PRISONS


  1. RESOURCE SUMMARY

  2. METHODOLOGY

    • The drug control percentages are based on the number of inmates currently incarcerated or projected to be incarcerated for drug convictions.

  3. PROGRAM SUMMARY

    • The mission of BOP is to protect society by confining offenders in the controlled environments of prisons and community-based facilities that are safe, humane, and appropriately secure, and which provide work and other self-improvement opportunities to assist offenders in becoming law-abiding citizens.

  4. BUDGET SUMMARY

    1998 Program

    • The FY 1998 drug-related resources include $1,935.2 million and 18,726 FTEs. The following provides a breakdown of the FY 1998 resources Strategy goal.

    Goal 2: Increase the safety of America's citizens by substantially reducing drug-related crime and violence.

    • The FY 1998 drug-related resources for Goal 2 totals $1,909.1 million. FY 1998 resources will enable the BOP to provide custodial care for over 105,000 federal inmates confined in BOP facilities, house over 7,000 federal inmates in state, local, and private correctional institutions, house over 5,250 inmates in contract Community Correction Centers, and confine over 1,350 inmates at home.

    • In addition, the following functions will be funded from the $1,909.1 million in FY 1998 in support of Goal 2:

      • expenditures associated with the administration, operation, and maintenance of federal penal and correctional institutions and contract care;

      • new construction and modernization and repair costs; and

    Goal 3: Reduce health and social costs to the public of illegal drug use.

    • In FY 1998 BOP's drug treatment resources will total $26 million. These resources will accommodate the projected prison population in FY 1998. BOP estimates that 30.5 percent of the sentenced inmate population are "drug dependent" and require some type of drug abuse treatment program.

    • Specifically, these resources will continue to support BOP's comprehensive drug abuse treatment strategy consisting of the following four components:

      • Residential Drug Abuse Program -- This is a voluntary program with a length of stay of six to twelve months (varies by facility/program). It provides unit-based living with extensive assessment, treatment planning, and individual and group counseling.

      • Drug Abuse Education -- This program provides the inmate with specific instruction on the risks involved in drug use and abuse; presents strategies toward living a drug-free lifestyle, while introducing the inmate to the concepts of drug treatment; and motivates the inmate to volunteer for participation in the Bureau's residential drug abuse treatment program.

      • Non-residential Drug Abuse Counseling Services -- This program offers the flexibility for those who do not meet the requirements for the residential drug abuse treatment program. This program is also available for aftercare treatment, as needed once an inmate has completed the residential treatment program.

      • Community Transition Programs -- These programs are available to inmates who have completed the Residential Drug Abuse Treatment program and are released to the community under Bureau custody, and still in Bureau custody as part of their community program plan, to assist in the adjustment back into society.

    1999 Request

    • The FY 1999 drug-related request includes resources of $2,166.6 million and 19,349 FTEs. This represents an increase of $231.4 million and 623 FTEs over FY 1998 levels. The following provides a breakdown of the FY 1999 request by Strategy goal.

    Goal 2: Increase the safety of America's citizens by substantially reducing drug-related crime and violence.

    • The FY 1999 request totals $2,140.1 million, an increase of $231 million over FY 1998 levels. Included in the $231 million is a $205 million enhancement for new prison construction to accommodate the D.C. Sentenced Felons. This level of funding will permit additional construction of three federal correctional institutions and partial funding of a fourth federal correction institution. These facilities will provide additional capacity to accommodate the space requirements for the D.C. Sentenced Felon inmates in accordance with the D.C. Revitalization Act.

    Goal 3: Reduce health and social costs to the public of illegal drug use.

    • BOP's FY 1999 drug treatment request totals $26.6 million, an increase of $0.4 million over FY 1998 levels. No program enhancements are being requested.

  5. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

    • In FY 1997, a report on the first phase of the BOP Residential Drug Abuse Treatment (RDAT) program evaluation was produced. The study followed male and female inmates from various BOP treatment programs. The results compared the six-month post-release outcomes for inmates who entered and graduated from RDAT to a comparison group of inmates with drug abuse histories who did not receive drug treatment. The results showed that individuals who completed residential treatment were less likely to be arrested for a new offense. The drug treatment program graduates were also less likely to test positive for drug use during the first six months after release.

    • In FY 1997, 12,960 inmates participated in Drug Abuse Education programs; 4,733 inmates participated in Non-residential Drug Abuse Treatment programs; 7,895 inmates participated in RDAT programs; and 5,315 inmates participated in Community Transition programs.

    • Since 1990, 86,929 inmates participated in Drug Abuse Education programs, 14,369 inmates participated in Non-residential Drug Abuse Treatment programs; 28,396 inmates participated in RDAT programs; and 13,977 inmates participated in Community Transition Services.