Multisystemic Therapy–Family Integrated Transitions (MST-FIT)

This is a multisystemic therapy program for young people aged 12 to 19 with psychiatric disorders and drug addiction who are incarcerated in the juvenile justice system.
The aim is to develop integrated, individual, and family actions that contribute to the process of transition from the prison system to the community. These activities address skills to replace emotional responses and behavioral maladaptation with more effective and positive responses.

Washington State's Residential Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative

This is a redirection program for the treatment of adults in conflict with the law and with problems associated with substance use. The aim is to offer an alternative to incarceration through a residential service for treatment in the community.
Participation is voluntary, with the possibility of withdrawing at any time, but in this case they return to the prison system to serve out the remainder of their sentence. At the end of the residential treatment, offenders are followed up for two more years in outpatient services, under community supervision.

Chilean Prison Work Program

This is a prison work program incorporated in 1981 with the aim of contributing to the social reintegration of incarcerated individuals by creating occupational skills and providing technical training and paid work.
To take part in the program, prisoners must meet the following requirements:
1) Having served two-thirds of the minimum length of their sentence;
2) Showing their willingness to work and motivation to change; and
3) Displaying good or very good behavior.

High Intensity Training (HIT) Regime at Thorn Cross Young Offenders Institution (England)

This is a correctional reentry program for young people aged 18 to 21 involved with the criminal justice system. The aim is to reduce recidivism and offer qualified educational services and occupational guidance through camps that combine elements of military training and drug rehabilitation services.
The program consists of a camp with tasks, educational activities, and physical training, and is structured in five phases:
1) Initial assessment;
2) Basic skills training;
3) Vocational training;
4) Pre-release; and
5) Community work.

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PADOC) Therapeutic Community

This is a program based on the principles of therapeutic communities for incarcerated individuals who abuse drugs. The aim is to reduce recidivism and relapse when returning to the community.
The intervention is based on community norms and uses sanctions and rewards to develop self-control and responsibility. The program takes place in residential settings and is structured into several levels of treatment, during which participants are given greater responsibility.
There are three levels of treatment:
1) Orientation and diagnosis process;

Community-based Residential Programs (Ohio)

This is a residential program following the transition house or community prison facility model for the care of people leaving the prison system.
The aim is to reduce criminal recidivism through drug addiction treatment, access to education, employment, participation in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy sessions, anger management, daily life activities, health and well-being, socialization programs, and positive family relationships.
The follow-up takes place over six months.

Ecologically Based Family Therapy (EBFT) for Substance-Abusing Runaway Adolescents

This is a therapy program for adolescents aged 12 to 17 who are in institutional care, as well as their families. The program aims to reduce the consumption of psychoactive substances and change dysfunctional family dynamics.
The treatment lasts 16 sessions of 50 minutes each, in which the family and adolescents are prepared for a reunion, having discussed issues proposed by the therapist that advance solutions to the dysfunctionalities that contribute to the adolescents’ problems.

Phoenix Academy at Lake View Terrace (Los Angeles County) and Phoenix Academy at Descanso (San Diego County)

This is a residential treatment program, based on the therapeutic community model, for adolescents aged between 13 and 18 with comorbidities associated with drug abuse and their families. The aim is to reduce drug and/or alcohol consumption, regularize the mental health situation, and work on conflictual interactions with school and family.
During treatment, adolescents undergo a biopsychosocial assessment; family counseling and education; medication management; psychoeducation; crisis intervention; cognitive behavioral treatment; education services; and medical and dental care.