Washington, Jun 3, 2001 - Technical Parole Violator Contract





ROSELAND, NJ (June 3, 2001)--Delaney Hall, a 726-bed facility in Newark, New Jersey, and The Albert M. "Bo" Robinson Education and Training Center in Trenton, have been awarded contracts by the New Jersey Department of Corrections to provide residential treatment to adult male Technical Parole Violators (TPVs). Individuals who have violated conditions of their parole will be assigned to Delaney Hall or to "Bo" Robinson as a pre-release condition, with the goal of returning them to community supervision following successful completion of the program.

The contract calls for a total of 200 parole violators at Delaney Hall and 100 parole violators at "Bo" Robinson. Beginning on or about May 1, 2001, twenty-five violators per week will be sent to Delaney Hall for periods of 60 to 180 days. The TPV program at "Bo" Robinson will begin later this year.

Parole violators will receive intensive treatment focusing on areas that contributed to their previous failure. Treatment will also be designed to meet requirements set forth by the New Jersey Department of Corrections and the State Parole Board.

Upon admission to the program, the TPV resident will be assigned to a treatment team and will receive orientation with regard to the rules, regulations and program expectations of the respective units at each facility. Following orientation, a comprehensive assessment will be administered to each resident. Assessments will be used to evaluate residents in many areas: physical, psychological, social, criminogenic, educational, vocational and recreational. After assessment results are analyzed, an individualized treatment plan is created to address the specific needs of each resident.

Treatment for parole violators will include individual and group counseling, workshops and lectures. Technical Parole Violators have been identified as having twenty-two key areas in which they require assistance, counseling and training. The TPV units will provide counseling, classes and workshops for each of these areas including: alcohol and drug counseling, relapse prevention, life skills development, aggression management, job readiness, employment counseling, academic assistance and vocational training, parenting skills, criminality, domestic violence, problem solving, etc. Providing treatment in these key areas to Technical Parole Violators reduces the likelihood that they will return to criminal behaviors upon release.

Parole violators will be assessed periodically by the Department of Corrections, the Parole Board and by CEC treatment professionals. Based on their behavioral and attitudinal progress in the program, parole violators may be assessed as eligible to return to the community, on parole, anywhere from 60 to 180 days after entering the program.