The program is a joint effort of the judiciary, the Dallas County Supervision and Corrections Department, the State of Texas Criminal Justice Division, and Interventions Co., a not-for- profit treatment provider. The program is based in over 25 years of treatment experience and incorporates therapeutic community technology combined with 12-step programming, behavior modification, job training (having a job is required for graduation), educational, and medical/psychiatric elements. Treatment is conceived as part of a continuum of care to provide substantial and sustained support for the inmate in the process of adapting to the community after release. Treatment plans are individualized and based on an extended workup in which the individual's status in a number of domains is assessed. Specialized services, such as transportation and child care, facilitate recovery. Once in the community, urine monitoring, groups, and counseling continue. The program is beginning its fourth year of operation, and approximately 600 inmates have started the program. A formal evaluation is in process. 1 reference