V. Federal Prisons

B. Federal Prison Inmates in Treatment

Table 16 presents data on the number of individuals in treatment in Federal prisons in 1997. Of the 12,508 inmates receiving treatment in Federal prisons, 6,693 received treatment in programs for the general facility population, which were offered by 114 facilities. A total of 5,744 inmates were treated in specialized units, which were offered by 49 facilities. Thus, general population treatment settings had an average enrollment of about 59 inmates, while specialty units had an average enrollment of about 117 inmates. The majority of inmates in treatment in either the general population or specialty units were in the larger facilities (i.e., 500 to 999 inmates or 1,000 to 2,000 inmates).

The number of inmates receiving substance abuse treatment in a hospital/psychiatric unit within a Federal prison was small; only 71 inmates, less than 1%, received treatment in a hospital or psychiatric unit.

Table 16 also presents information about the number of inmates in treatment in Federal prisons relative to the size of the facility. Generally, there were more facilities providing treatment in the larger size facilities and consequently more individuals in treatment in those facility size groups.
  
Table 16
Federal Prison Inmates in Substance Abuse Treatment, by Treatment Setting and Prison Size


Treatment Setting
Total
< 250
250-
499
500-
999
1,000-
2,000
> 2,000
Number of Inmates, by Facility Size
Total, All Treatment Facilities
12,508
453
799
3,969
6,670
617
Specialized Unit
5,744
191
121
1,927
3,038
467
General Facility Population
6,693
262
678
1,972
3,631
150
Hospital/Psychiatric Unit
71
0
0
70
1
0
Percentage of Inmates, by Facility Size
Total, All Treatment Facilities
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Specialized Unit
45.9%
42.2%
15.1%
48.6%
45.5%
75.7%
General Facility Population
53.5%
57.8%
84.9%
49.7%
54.4%
24.3%
Hospital/Psychiatric Unit
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
1.8%
< 0.1%
0.0%

Note: Facility size is based on total inmate counts. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.

Sources: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, Uniform Facility Data Set (UFDS) 1997 Survey of Correctional Facilities, and 1996 UFDS Survey.

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