Missouri Department of Corrections   Matt Blunt, Governor   Larry Crawford, Director

2729 Plaza Drive P.O. Box 236 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: 573-751-2389 TTD: 573-751-5984 Fax: 573-751-4099

About 55 percent of all offenders in Missouri have an acute need for drug education. An additional 20 percent suffer from chronic addiction that requires treatment. To meet those needs, the Department has developed a wide range of substance abuse services for inmates in institutions, as well as offenders supervised in the community to provide the earliest possible intervention and the most effective treatment.

Department Institutional Treatment Centers (ITCs) provide a structured comprehensive substance abuse treatment for inmates, parole, and probation violators. Known as ITCs they operate from eight correctional centers in Fulton, Maryville, Fordland, Boonville, Jefferson City, Vandalia, Cameron, St. Joseph, Mineral Point and Farmington. ITCs are utilized as alternatives to traditional incarceration. Inmates and offenders are held accountable for their behavior and are required to successfully complete the treatment intervention prior to release. The Department also sponsors a variety of substance abuse education programs, after-care and support groups, as well as 12- step programs both within the institution and the community. The Department also partners with the Department of Mental Health's Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse to provide effective treatment and continuity of care. The Division of Offender Rehabilitative Services' Substance Abuse Services Unit has developed strong links with community providers to establish priorities through joint planning and program development. These efforts can be seen in the institutions and in communities throughout Missouri.

Treatment beds are spread throughout the state from minimum- to maximum-security institutions. The Maryville Treatment Center is a 525 intensive therapeutic treatment center for offenders requiring structured treatment as a last step before they are released. The Western Region Treatment Center in St. Joseph at the Western Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center provides an additional 320 beds for treatment services for male inmates. Other institutions that provide treatment beds include: Boonville Treatment Center, Ozark Correctional Center, Farmington Correctional Center, Cremer Therapeutic Treatment Center and Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center. In 2003 a relapse prevention unit was added at Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center and a six-month program for Parole Board referrals was added to Western Treatment Center.

In 1994, Senate Bill 763 authorized the creation of three innovative drug treatment programs to tackle specific substance abuse problems. The Offenders Under Treatment Program, the Post Conviction Drug Program and the long-term Cocaine Addiction Programs are currently in operation for male and female offenders. The Cocaine Addiction Program lasts up to 18 months for offenders who are in need of long-term drug treatment for long-term addictions. Offenders Under Treatment is a 180-day treatment program for those whose drug problem was a precipitating factor in their offense. The Post Conviction Drug Treatment Program is designed for probationers who have failed to complete treatment within the community.

The Required Assessment, Education and Treatment (REACT) is a statewide program for persons placed on probation by the Court for a felony drug offense. Offenders must submit to an assessment within 60 days of their term of probation as a condition of probation and then address the causes identified in that assessment through substance abuse education and treatment programs. REACT also increases offender accountability by requiring probationers to pay for all or a significant portion of the program services, depending on financial ability.

Drug screening via urinalysis is an important part of the department’s zero tolerance approach toward drug use by inmates and offenders. Every month approximately 6,500 urine samples are collected from inmates and offenders and screened by the department toxicology laboratory. These samples assist corrections professionals in assessing, evaluating and referring inmates and offenders to appropriate substance abuse programs within the institutions and the community.

To further combat the illegal use of drugs in prison the department has enhanced interdiction efforts to intercept drug transactions and deliveries. The combination of drug intervention, drug screening and treatment strategies enforces the Department’s zero tolerance standard for inmate drug use.

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