MEETINGS WERE HELD AT THE RIKERS ISLAND PENITENTIARY, A FACILITY OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. STATED PURPOSES WERE TO ENHANCE THE KNOWLEDGE OF CORRECTIONS PERSONNEL CONCERNING DRUG ADDICTION AND THE DRUG ADDICT DIRECTLY, TO IMPROVE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF MENTAL HYGIENE PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES, TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SENSITIVITY AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS TOWARD THEMSELVES AND THE INMATES SO THAT EACH STAFF PERSON COULD BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE IN THE MANAGEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE IMPRISONED OFFENDER, TO DEMONSTRATE A PROTOTYPE OF AN IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROCEDURE THAT HAD APPLICABILITY AND FEASIBILITY FOR ADOPTION AND INCORPORATION INTO ONGOING PERSONNEL PRACTICES IN ANY CORRECTIONS FACILITY, AND TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF THE PROGRAM ON PARTICIPATING PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE AN OBJECTIVE BASIS FOR FURTHER APPLICATION OR MODIFICATION OF THE PROCEDURES WHICH WERE THE MAJOR COMPONENT PARTS OF THE PROJECT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)