Program C: Rehabilitation

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Program C: Rehabilitation

Program Authorization: R.S. 15:821-840.2 and R.S. 36:401-409

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The mission of the Rehabilitation Program is to provide an environment that enables behavioral changes by making rehabilitation opportunities available to inmates that will increase their odds of being successful when reintegrated into society.

The goals of the Rehabilitation Program are:

1. Increase the odds of inmates being successful when reintegrated into society by providing literacy, academic, and vocational educational programs, and religious guidance programs for those who demonstrate motivation for change and the desire to participate.

2. Provide benefits to state and local governments by requiring all able-bodied inmates to participate in work programs and on-the-job training.

3. Provide inmates an opportunity for spiritual growth and constructive ways to interact and use energy by offering religious guidance and recreational programs.

The Rehabilitation Program provides rehabilitation opportunities to offenders through literacy, academic, and vocational programs, religious guidance programs, recreational programs, on-the-job training, and institutional work programs.

OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

1. In FY 1998-99, the Rehabilitation Program will provide rehabilitation opportunities to offenders in order to enable offenders to enhance their mental and physical development and readjust to society upon their release.

1 Funding for teachers and educational materials is provided by the Department of Education, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Those funds are not included in the Rehabilitation program budget and are not part of the percentage of total institution budget that is rehabilitation.

TRENDS IN ACADEMIC, VOCATIONAL, AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES AT LSP
	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97
Average monthly enrollment in adult basic education program	242	307	248	244	236	232
Number receiving GED	85	113	73	65	60	46
Average monthly enrollment in vo-tech program¹	136	139	123	120	130	120
Number receiving vo-tech certificate	65	78	23	35	36	31
Average monthly enrollment in literacy program	106	72	20	19	26	152

1 Vocational programs offered through Jumonville Memorial Technical Institute include: auto body repair, auto mechanics, carpentry, culinary arts, graphic arts, and welding.

SOURCE OF FUNDING

This program is funded entirely with state general fund.

ANALYSIS OF RECOMMENDATION

GENERAL FUND	TOTAL	T.O.	DESCRIPTION

$510,142	$510,142	7	ACT 18 FISCAL YEAR 1997-1998

			BA-7 TRANSACTIONS:
$0	$0	0	None

$510,142	$510,142	7	EXISTING OPERATING BUDGET - December 10, 1997

($922)	($922)	0	Equipment/Major Repairs Adjustment(s) (Non-recurring: -$922)
$5,734	$5,734	0	Annualization of 1997 -'98 Merit Pay Adjustment(s)
$3,689	$3,689	0	1998 -'99 Merit Pay Adjustment(s)
($10,710)	($10,710)	0	Attrition Adjustment(s)
($822)	($822)	0	Retirement Rate Adjustment(s)
$32,158	$32,158	1	Salary costs associated with the 230-bed expansion (Camp F)

$539,269	$539,269	8	TOTAL RECOMMENDED

$29,127	$29,127	1	DIFFERENCE (TOTAL RECOMMENDED AND EXISTING OPERATING BUDGET)

The total means of financing for this program is recommended at 105.7% of the existing operating budget. It represents 49.0% of the total request ($1,101,138) for this program. The increase in the recommended level is primarily attributed to the costs associated with the 230-bed expansion.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

$135,720		Contract chaplain services to provide religious services to the inmates

$135,720		TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

OTHER CHARGES

This program does not have funding for Other Charges for Fiscal Year 1998-1999.

ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS

This program does not have funding for Acquisitions and Major Repairs for Fiscal Year 1998-1999.

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