Many Community Supervision Offenders Participate in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

Many offenders on community supervision participate in substance abuse programs or are routinely tested for drugs as part of their probation or supervision sentences.

• The pie chart below shows that the majority (86.6%) of those on community supervision who are participating in community-based substance abuse treatment programs do so on an outpatient basis. The other types of programs available to these offenders include secure (movement beyond the facility is restricted),and non-secure (movement is less restricted).
• While the number of drug tests increased slightly last year (bar chart below), the percentage of positive drug tests decreased from 8.1% in FY 2006-07 to 6.2% in FY 2007-08.

Total Offenders Participating in Community-Based Substance Abuse Programs FY 2007-08 Total = 39,199

Total Offenders Participating in Community-Based Transitional Housing Programs FY 2007-08 Total = 1,325

Community Corrections Statewide Offender Drug Testing Over Five Years

• The bar chart below shows that of those who entered residential community-based drug treatment programs in FY 2005-06, 80.0% of those who successfully completed secure programs and 67.0% of those who completed nonsecure programs have had no recommitment to Florida state prison or supervision after two years.

Recommitment Rates Two Years After Program Entrance (in FY 2004-05) for Successful Completions for Residential Community-Based Substance Abuse Programs

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