Program Description

Provides rehabilitation services to citizens that are admitted to a penal institution for not posting the bail imposed by the Court or for having been sentenced to prison; and to minors that have been detained. As part of this program, the inmate/detained minor is guaranteed his/her constitutional rights: the right to life, access to the courts and legal representation, as well as receiving just and humane treatment.

It offers programs and services to encourage and promote behavioral changes of inmates in order to rehabilitate and help them rejoin society as useful, productive and responsible members of society. Counseling, orientation, treatment, housing, meals, clothing, educational, recreational and religious services are offered.

Customers

Anyone incarcerated by the courts.

Program Description

This institution follows a new managerial approach where direct inmate services are decentralized in order to provide inmates a better quality of life by prioritizing work related to the conditions of the correctional facilities. It is comprised of the following institutions: the Bayamon Maximum Security Annex 292, Detention Center 1072, Bayamon Metropolitan Regional Institution 308/448, Bayamon Institution 501, the Bayamon Metropolitan Intake Center 705, Zarzal Correctional Camp, the Zarzal Correctional Institution, the Fajardo Social Adaptation Home, the San Juan Intermediate Home for Women, the Humacao Controlled Substances Treatment Residence, the Correctional Psychiatric Hospital, the Vega Alta Music Project, the Vega Alta Industrial School, the Guerrero Correctional Institution, the Sabana Hoyos Correctional Institutions, the Residential Treatment Center of Arecibo and the Guaynabo Family and Theatre Therapeutic Community. Minors are treated at the following institutions: Bayamon Detention Center, Bayamon Treatment Center and the Humacao Treatment Center.

Programs and services are grouped together to encourage and promote rehabilitation. Some of the programs offered are: counseling and treatment, housing, meals, clothing, educational, recreational and religious services. Health services and drug and alcohol evaluation and treatment services are also provided to inmates, employees and other members of society.

Customers

The male and minor population in minimum, medium and maximum security facilities.

Program Description

On December 30, 1991, the Carlos Morales Feliciano Case litigants, et. Al., Civil No. 79-4, agreed and undersigned the stipulation related to the Ponce Population Management and Pilot Project Office. A framework was established to terminate the litigation and to provide inmates better living conditions. The new approach would decentralize and delegate authority and at the same time expedite services offered to inmates. The Ponce Correctional Institution is responsible for inmate rehabilitation and offers the best incarceration conditions. This institution should promote change throughout the correctional system to reduce Federal Court's involvement in the rehabilitation process.

Services offered include: counseling, orientation and treatment, housing, meals, clothing, educational, recreational and religious services. Health services, and evaluation and drug addiction treatment services are provided through the Correctional Health Program. In addition, it is responsible for maintaining security.

The Ponce Correctional Institution is comprised of the following facilities: the Ponce Correctional Institution, the Phase III Minimal Custody Center, the Maximum Security Institution, the Alternative Housing Institution (Annex 246), the Ponce Adult Institution 1,000, the Ponce Correctional Institution 500, the Southern Intake Center 676, the Ponce Young Adult Institution 304, the Work Leave Center, the Modular Detention Center, La Pica Camp, , Limon Camp, the Mayaguez Social Adaptation Home, the Western Detention Center, the Guayama Regional Detention Center 945, Guayama Annex 296, Guayama Annex 500, Guayama's Maximum Security Correctional Institution and Central Office. Minors are treated at the following institutions: Guayama Treatment Center, Ponce Treatment Center and Villalba Treatment Center.

Customers

The male, female and minor population in minimum, medium and maximum security facilities.

Program Description

Management of the Agency is conducted by the Secretary, the Auxiliary Secretary, Secretary's Staff and Program Directors. It provides assessment and support services through Legal Affairs, Press and Public Relations, Budget and Finance, Human Resources, General Administration, Administrative Investigations, Compliance, Federal Affairs and Regional Office.

Program Description

It offers evaluation, treatment and counseling services to inmates at the request of socio-penal services personnel through Penal Institutions Program, Community Program, the General Court of Justice and the Parole Board.

The Program is intended to increase the possibilities of social adjustment and adaptation during confinement through personal development and growth. Psychometric analysis is used to test and determine inmates personality to provide the correct treatment and to help during the decision making process. In addition, it contributes to directing the effectiveness of correctional population rehabilitation programs. The offices are located in San Juan, Humacao, Caguas, Bayamon, Ponce and Aguadilla. Minors are treated at the Multifamily Service Center where and Individual Service Plan is developed to treat identified problem areas in order to rehabilitate the minor and help them rejoin the community.

Customers

All inmates

Program Description

Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 2011 assigns the responsibility of administering the probation system to this Program. Services are directed towards the supervision and investigation of parolees. The program's goal is to rehabilitate and help them rejoin society as useful, productive and responsible members of society. The parolees allowed to continue the treatment received in the correctional institution. In both cases, the individual needs to meet specific behavior criteria.

The following services are provided: Interstate Reciprocity that allows for the exchange of inmates on probation between Puerto Rico, the United States and the Virgin Islands. The Drug Court Project, a unit specialized in the investigation of controlled substances cases, is an interagency project where the Correctional Administration has the responsibility to investigate cases referred by the courts. Probation and Parole reviews all cases submitted for this type of custody. According to reorganization Plan No. 2, inmates with terminal illness or a short life expectancy can be released on compassionate medical grounds to receive the necessary care and treatment at home under the supervision of the Program. Act No. 22 - 2000, as amended, known as the Puerto Rico Motor Vehicles Law applies to cases of people who violate traffic laws when driving under the influence of alcohol. The Community Program's socio-penal technicians investigate and supervise sexual crime conviction cases. Act 266-2004, as amended, dictates that all sex offenders are identified in the sex offender registry. Act No. 54 -1989, as amended, investigates and supervises domestic violence cases and provides education programs for people who have committed this kind of crime.

Minors benefit from direct supervision in the community through provisional and extended passes.

Customers

Male and female population. Sentenced inmates who are being investigated or under supervision.

Program Description

This Program was created as a result of the 1974 Environmental Plan prepared by the Federal Monitor. It offers guidelines for complying with adequate inmate hygiene and living standards. It provides maintenance for the electrical systems, laundry equipment, fire alarms and water treatment plants in each of the correctional institutions.

In accordance with a federal government stipulation dated June 11, 2002, the program was restructured and renamed in order to facilitate the coordination and supervision of construction and rehabilitation functions. This new structure is called the Facilities and Maintenance Office and it replaces Conservation and Engineering Services Office. The federal government required the permanent establishment of this unit in order to comply with the Maintenance and Environmental Health Plan.

This work is carried out in coordination with agencies such as: the Department of Health, the Fire Department, the Environmental Quality Board, the Department of Justice, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, the Aqueducts and Sewers Authority and the Electrical Energy Authority.

Customers

The physical structure of 37 correctional institutions

FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013 ADOPTED BUDGET

The adopted consolidated budget for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 amounts to $416,622,000. This amount includes $413,130,000 from the Joint Resolution General Fund, $591,000 from State Special Funds, $2,899,000 in Federal Funds and $2,000 from Other Income.

The adopted budget accounts for changes resulting from the implementation of Reorganization Plan No. 2 - 2011, which consolidated the Correctional Administration and the Juvenile Institutions Administration operations. The new organizational structure allows for the optimization and redistribution of fiscal and human resources to guarantee the quality, processing time and effectiveness of the services provided. This new structure will help implement effective public policy and offer access to new and improved systems and programs. It will also help monitor services provided to inmates and ensure they comply with federal stipulations.

Operational Expenses reflect a decrease of $19,157,000 when compared to funds assigned in fiscal year 2011-2012 due to adjustments made in Payroll and Related Expenses and the Rent and Utilities categories. The reduction in Payroll and Related Expenses is due to the implementation of Act 70, known as the Incentivized Retirement and Retraining Program Act, and the transfer of 33 employees to the Office of Pre-trial Services, as established in Reorganization Plan No. 2 - 2011.

Funds from the Joint Resolution of the General Fund will be used to continue to provide inmates better living conditions and rehabilitation programs using capable personnel. In addition, funds will be used to recruit 200 new cadets to work as correctional officers in the different institutions.

State Special Funds are granted per Act 116 of July 22, 1974 to be used for employee training and inmate rehabilitation. There is an increase of $91,000 due to income generated from stores at the different institutions.

Federal Grants include: Statewide Automated Victim Information Notification Program (SAVIN) to improve the automated victim's notification systems. The Supplementary Education Program that offers supervised studies in Science, Spanish, Math and English to reinforce basic skills. For Fiscal year 2012-2013 there is an $803,000 reduction in the funds received from the following programs: Supportive Housing Program, Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant, and Byrne Formula Grant Program.

SUMMARY OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES

¹Reorganization Plan No. 2 of November 21, 2011 consolidated the following agencies: Correctional Administration, Juvenile Institutions Administration and the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation. For Fiscal Year 2012-2013 the operational budget and the duties of both agencies are included under the Department.
²For Fiscal Year 2010 to 2012 this program belonged to the Correctional Administration.
³For Fiscal Year 2010 to 2012 this program belonged to the Juvenile Institutions Administration.
⁴For Fiscal Year 2010 to 2012 this program belonged to the Department's previous organizational structure.