Experts say the minimum-security institutions — which lack the cells and barbed wire characteristic of higher-security prisons — are 'the gold standard' of federal prisons.
as its"most intensive" substance abuse treatment program. It lasts nine months and takes up half of each day, while the other half is devoted to work, school or vocational activities, according to the Bureau of Prisons.
RDAP participants live in units separate from the general population. And if they successfully complete the program, they can earn up to a year off their sentences, according to the FPC Bryan handbook.“A year is a huge deal, especially if you’re in the federal system, where you really do your time,” he added.
The early release the program offers has also made it ripe for abuse, said Cevallos and Ellis, who pointed to theof three Michigan residents who pleaded guilty to conspiracy and fraud for coaching inmates about how to falsely claim substance use disorders to gain admission to an RDAP. Samuel Copenhaver and Constance Moerland were each sentenced to one year in prison and three years of supervised release, court records show. Tony Tuan Pham was sentenced to six years in prison and three years' supervised release,The FPC Bryan handbook notes that applicants are screened to see whether there is documentation proving a history of substance abuse.
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