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<p><strong>ABOUT HERNANDO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION</strong> </p> <p>Hernando Correctional Institution in central Florida offers <strong>substance abuse programming for female inmates</strong>, ranging from 12-step meetings to intensive counseling The program operates as part of the state's <a href="http://www.iog.fsu.edu/paj/documents/Floriad%20FCBI%20Briefing%20April%202015.pdf" target="_blank">faith- and character-based initiative</a> in prisons. Inmates, of whom no religious affiliation is required, volunteer to participate in a program which offers education and activities conducive to self-improvement.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>The facility's website lists <strong>four available treatment programs</strong>. Women can participate in a four- to six-month <strong>intensive outpatient program</strong>, during which they remain in general population units while attending half-day therapeutic and educational sessions, four days a week. Among this program's activities are <strong>group and individual counseling</strong>. The facility's website does not indicate which psychotherapeutic philosophies and practices are applied.</p> <p>A second treatment option is the prison's <a href="http://www.drugfreeworld.org/newsletter/2015-summer-inmates-learn-truth-about-drugs.html" target="_blank">Truth About Drugs</a> program, which is <strong>education-based</strong>, according to a 2015 article published by the program's originating organization, a division of the Church of Scientology. The <strong>eight-week video series</strong> focuses on providing information about commonly used addictive substances.</p> <p>Hernando CI also hosts Narcotics Anonymous groups and a program called Harbor Prevention, about which no further details are available at the time of this writing.</p> <p>Addiction treatment is provided in the context of the facility's other counseling and education programming, which addresses such topics as <strong>parenting, trauma, vocational skills</strong>, cognitive restructuring, reintegration, and religious support.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>The facility maintains an approximate staff-to-inmate ratio of 3:1. Information regarding staffing of substance abuse programs is not provided on the corrections department website, beyond the inclusion of community volunteers; however, <a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/report_3059/ShortReport-3059.pdf" target="_blank">98.4 percent of all</a> substance abuse treatment centers in Florida have higher education requirements for staff.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>Among the very limited feedback available, the sole respondent to a Rehabs.com survey, self-identified as a client, awarded five stars for the effectiveness of the substance abuse treatment.</p> <p>Reviews for this facility elsewhere online are similarly scarce, though 12 Facebook users to date have produced an average rating of 3.8 out of five stars.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> "A Faith & Character Residential Program.." a representative reviewer wrote.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>There is currently no information provided on the facility's website regarding any costs incurred by program participants.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hernando-Correctional-Institution/252208608252727" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hernando-Correctional-Institution/252208608252727</a></small></p>
— Samantha Harper · 2018-07-31 13:25:53 PDT
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