Treatment services for individuals who would benefit from some treatment in order to achieve sobriety without needing a higher level of treatment.  It is also beneficial for continued support as a step down from residential treatment. 

Needs addressed:  Drugs and Alcohol Abuse.

MRT is an evidence-based, cognitive behavioral intervention which leads to enhanced moral reasoning, better decision making and more appropriate behavior. 

Needs addressed:  Attitudes, behavior.

Developed by FranklinCovey in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Corrections, 7 Habits on the Inside uses the principles of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, tailored for the incarcerated individual. The program seeks to empower individuals to manage their own lives in such a way as to be successful in prison and in the community and using the principles of integrity, proactivity, and other key skills.  (12 weeks) 

Needs Addressed: Attitudes/Behavior; Family; Employment; Life Skills

Beyond Anger and Violence/From the Inside Out is a program in which participants address anger, reconciliation; emotions management for strengthening and maintaining relationships. This program provides guidelines for daily living.

Needs Addressed:  Aggression, attitudes/behavior, family

Assists students prepare for taking the high school equivalency test (GED).

Addresses Need Area:  Education

College courses are offered through various universities/colleges and correspondence courses. Currently, college classes are provided by grant funded providers and/or at the individual's own expense.

Needs Addressed:  Education; employment; life skills; pro-social.

NDCS operates its own school district with a high school. Students of all ages may attend high school classes. Individuals under 22 who have not graduated from high school are required to be in school. Students over 22 need to go through an application process.

 Need addressed:  Education.

Variety of classes, workshops and religious services designed to help inmates with support and spiritual development.

Needs addressed:  Pro-social, support.

Narcotics Anonymous encourages its members to attend meetings, read and listen to speakers to face the truth and be accountable for their addictions.

Need addressed:  Drug addiction support; pro-social/outside interest.

A program designed to help inmates develop skills in sanitation, personal hygiene, citizenship, work, education, and behavior.  An inmate who meets the established criteria may earn rewards for levels of achievement.

Needs addressed:  Life skills; attitudes; behavior.

Provides the opportunity for inmate representatives to have input into things which improve facility quality of life.

Needs addressed: Pro-social activity and outside interest.

Reentry specialists work with individuals to ensure a reentry plan is completed. The plan allows for a smooth transition to the community and focuses on housing, transportation, employment, education, and medical/mental health services as needed.

Need addressed:  Re-entry

Provided on an as-needed basis, clinicians are available to assist individuals in a mental health crisis.

Needs Addressed:  Mental health.

Risk Assessments and Psychological Evaluations provide diagnosis clarification, intelligence testing and Dementia screening.

Need addressed:  Mental Health; education.

On-call Skilled Nursing Facilities manage crises dealing with medical emergencies, behavioral issues and suicide watches.

Needs addressed:  Health and mental health.

Social workers provide assistance to individuals with high medical/mental health needs to obtain transitional living, assisted living or skilled nursing care, as needed.

Needs addressed:  Re-entry

Social workers assist individuals with high medical/mental health needs to find clothing resources, apply for benefits or general assistance and other life needs.

Needs addressed:  Social work services.

Social workers assist individuals with high medical needs to set appointments for medication management, healthcare and provide resources to obtain medical insurance upon release:

Needs addressed:  Health, mental health, life skills, re-entry.

CPR and First Aid training.

Need addressed:  Life skills.

Provides basic electrical training.

Needs addressed:  employment and life skills

Forklift operating and use training.

Need addressed:  Employment.

This program provides an overview of safety applications on a construction site as well as training on governmental regulations.

Need Addressed:  Employment

The course provides necessary instruction and testing for certification as an NDOT Road Construction Flagger.  This certification is good for two years.

Need addressed:  Employment.

This program provides learning in the area of construction math such as division, decimals/percentages, reading measurements, calculating area, linear measures, angles, volume, solving for the unknown.

Need Addressed:  Employment

This course provides entry-level information about employee rights; employer responsibilities; how to file a complaint; how to identify and prevent job related hazards. 

Need Addressed:  Employment

Participants learn that they have skills that will transfer to employment opportunities.

Need Addresses:  Employment

Provides classroom instruction and hands-on training in the area of copper wiring using interactive technology boards.

Need addressed:  Employment 

Introduces concepts of basic electrical wiring, presented by classroom instruction, along with hands-on experience by working with virtual electrical panels.

Need addressed:  Employment