GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | DAY REPORTING CENTERS & DRC LITE PROGRAM

Day Reporting Centers (DRC)
MISSION Provide select probationers and parolees the opportunity to change criminal thinking and behavior through a combination of counseling, educational programming and close supervision.
PROGRAM "Non-resident," prison diversion alternative, targeting highneed/high-risk, primarily property crime offenders where drug dependency is the true underlying factor Intensive program that targets substance abuse, mental health and restitution issues Addresses the root problem of substance abuse first, rather than addressing the crimes committed Excellent drug treatment programming
GOALS To divert offenders from the warrant and revocation processes and to reduce jail/prison population To provide offenders with access to programs that reduce criminal thinking and behavior; eliminate substance abuse; increase educational levels and employability; and improve compliance with conditions of probation To enable offenders to compensate the community and restore themselves as productive citizens To protect the public through increased probation supervision and behavioral interventions
RESULTS A Georgia State University study revealed a graduate has a 3-year reconviction rate of 7% vs. 26-28% reconviction rate for Diversion Centers and State Prisons. A 2010 study by the University of Cincinnati indicated that DRC participants recidivated 24% less than non-participants.
COST $16.40/day for each probationer vs. $50.17/day for each prisoner
CURRICULUM 3 counseling phases with components of curfews, drug testing and mandatory programs 6 to 8 months followed by 6 months of aftercare programs
Phase 1-30 to 45 days Detoxification Assessments Orientation/case management Offenders are drug tested every other day

Complete 40 hours of community service Family members and faith based community involvement AA/NA meetings Cognitive restructuring
Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) 12 step cognitive program Focuses on changing criminal attitudes, values, thinking patterns and behaviors Dishonesty and irresponsibility are the primary targets of change Designed to enhance the offenders desire to change behavior
Matrix Early Recovery Skills (ERS) Designed to help offenders begin the process of substance abuse recovery through cognitive behavioral evidence based curriculum
Motivation for Change (M4C) 5 session cognitive program Risk reduction curriculum based on the five stages of change
Reentry Skill Building Designed to teach offenders life skills, such as organization, work ethics, money management, family and friend relationships as well as ways to successfully live under supervision
Phase 2-2 to 6 months, focus on maintaining sobriety Surveillance Officer monitors Complete 40 hours of community service GED/Basic Adult Literacy class, if needed Employment readiness AA/NA meetings The Matrix Model: Relapse Prevention (RP) 32 lesson designed to prepare offenders to acknowledge, but not condone the possibility of relapse and to continue to work with the offender trigger mechanism early in recovery
Phase 3-6 months Substance Abuse Aftercare Services (SAAS) Designed to work with community outreach programs like AA/NA/DOL in assisting offenders in maintaining their recovery Conducted by Spectrum Counselor who works in tandem with a Probation Officer

Drug testing Community support services-AA/NA and DOL
are drug tested every other day LOCATIONS 14 Centers; capacity = 1,400 (100 participants per site)
Athens - operational date, January 2008 Serves Clark and Oconee counties
Atlanta - operational date, February 2009 Serves Fulton county
Augusta - operational date, January 2009 Serves Burke, Columbia and Richmond counties
Clayton - operational date, March 2005 Serves Clayton county
Columbus - operational date, September 2006 Serves Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot and Taylor counties
Gainesville - operational date, November 2008 Serves Dawson and Hall counties
Griffin - operational date, August 2005 Serves Fayette, Pike, Spalding and Upson counties
Macon - operational date, March 2005 Serves Bibb county
Northwest - operational date, January 2010 Serves Murray and Whitfield counties
Rome - operational date, January 2005 Serves Floyd county
Thomasville - operational date, January 2010 Serves Thomas county
Tifton - operational date, February 2006 Serves Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth, Ben Hill, Berrien and Cook counties
Savannah - operational date, July 2012 Serves Chatham county
Waycross - operational date, October 2012 Serves Brantley, Charlton, Pierce and Ware counties
Day Reporting Center Lite (DRC Lite)
OVERVIEW Launched November 5, 2012 11 rural circuits around the state Department received $750,000 from Governor Nathan Deal for this Justice Reinvestment pilot program Program assists circuits that cannot support a physical DRC within their community to treat probationers with substance abuse issues
PURPOSE Provides enhanced supervision and evidence-based programming for identified substance abuse offenders in rural circuits that do not have any or very limited counseling services.
GOAL To reduce the number of probation revocations due to drug us-

age and help offenders become drug free law abiding citizens through the implementation of this program.
KEY COMPONENTS Early ID by assessment Enhanced Intensive Supervision Circuit Cap of 40-50 probationers Frequent Random Drug Screens by using a urine testing analyzer Substance Abuse and Cognitive Programming Motivation for Change - 5 sessions Reentry Skills Building Matrix Substance Abuse - 41 sessions MRT - 16 steps (may have to repeat some) Substance Abuse Aftercare Services (SAAS) - 6-12 months Judicial Support Professionally trained counselors
PROGRAM OVERVIEW Counseling is divided in 3 phases: Phase 1: 2 months Orientation/Initial Case Management, M4C, Reentry Skills Building, Matrix ERS and weekly drug screens Phase 2: 4-6 months Individual Case Management, MRT, Matrix RP and random drug screens Phase 3: 6-12 months SAAS, AA/NA and DOL referrals and random drug screens
ANNUAL COST FOR PILOT CIRCUITS Counseling per circuit Drug testing per circuit via Viva Jr. Drug Testing System by Siemens
11 PILOT CIRCUITS Alapaha - serves Cook, Berrien, Lanier, Atkinson and Clinch counties Appalachian - serves Fannin, Gilmer and Pickens counties Atlantic - serves Tattnall, Evans, Bryan, Liberty, Long and McIntosh counties Cordele - serves Dooly, Crisp, Wilcox and Ben Hill counties Dublin - serves Laurens, Johnson, Twiggs and Treutlen counties Middle - serves Washington, Jefferson, Emanuel, Candler and Toombs counties Mountain - serves Rabun, Habersham and Stephens counties Northern - serves Hart, Franklin, Madison, Oglethorpe and Elbert counties Pataula - serves Quitman, Randolph, Terrell, Clay, Early, Miller and Seminole counties Southwestern - serves Macon, Schely, Sumter, Stewart, Webster and Lee counties Toombs - serves Wilkes, Lincoln, McDuffie, Warren, Glascock and Taliaferro counties
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