UTAH DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMMING DIVISION
14717 South Minuteman Drive
Draper, UT 84020
7/21/2015
Earned Time Credit Programs
October 1, 2015
(Programs listed below in “Red” are approved for Earned Time Credit)
TREATMENT:
Sex Offender Therapy:
| Treatment Program | Location | Type of Program | Program Duration | Potential Treatment slots |
| Sex Offender Treatment Program | Draper site | Residential – Intensive sex offender treatment program – group therapy | 18 months | 200 male and female offenders |
| Sex Offender Treatment Program | San Juan County Jail | Residential – Intensive sex offender treatment program – group therapy | 18 months | 64 male offenders |
| Sex Offender Treatment Program | Sanpete County Jail | Residential – Intensive sex offender treatment program – group therapy | 18 months | 32 Male offenders |
Substance Abuse Therapy:
| Treatment Program | Location | Type of Program | Program Duration | Potential Treatment slots |
| CONQUEST | Draper site | Residential Therapeutic Community – group and individual therapy | 12 to 18 months | 400 males |
| EXCELL | Draper site | Residential Therapeutic Community – group and individual therapy | 9 to 12 months | 144 females |
| HOPE | Gunnison site | Residential Therapeutic Community – group and individual therapy | 12 to 18 months | 288 males |
| Beaver Residential Treatment | Beaver County Jail | Behavioral Modification – Phase 1 – group and individual therapy | 4 to 6 months | 122 males |
| FOCUS | Kane County Jail | Residential Therapeutic Community – group and individual therapy – for male sex offenders | 12 to 18 months | 66 males |
| JSAT | Davis County Jail | Behavioral Modification – Phase 1 – group and individual therapy | 9 to 12 months | 2 to 4 females or males |
| Dare to Soar | Garfield County Jail | Residential Therapeutic Community – group and individual therapy | 12 to 18 months | 24 males |
| R-HOPE | Millard County Jail | Residential Therapeutic Community – group and individual therapy | 12 to 18 months | 16 males |
| EXCELL 2 – New Heights | Weber County Jail | Residential Therapeutic Community – group and individual therapy | 9 to 12 months | 50 females |
EDUCATION: (GED, High School Diploma, and Literacy)
South Park Academy – Canyons School District – Draper site – male and female offenders
Central Utah Academy – South Sanpete School District – Gunnison site – male offenders
County Jails/Contracted – each local school district provides educational support – male/female offenders
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION: (Vocational Certifications) If part of the Case Action Plan (CAP). Vocational Certifications may be added to an offender’s CAP, if they have a High School Diploma or GED Certificate and they are willing to sign a Promissory note and have enough time to complete the VT certification.
Vocational Certificates – Partners: Davis Applied Technology College (DATC) at Draper site, Snow College at Gunnison site, Unitah Basin Applied Technology College (UBATC) – Duchesne County Jail – Vocational Certificate Courses : Culinary Arts (male and female), Office Technologies (male and female), Residential Construction, Building Construction, Machining, Industrial Maintenance, Welding, and Automotive and Related Technologies. Credits/certificates are transferable to any Applied Technology College in the State.
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL/LIFE SKILLS: Examples of some of the courses offered at the Draper and Gunnison sites taught by UDC Correctional Specialists or contract partners.
Moral Reconation Therapy –This course is not “therapy” and all instructors must have a minimum of a high school diploma and complete MRT Instructor Training. This course is offered at the Gunnison site and AP&P Treatment and Resource Centers
Thinking for a Change – This is cognitive behavioral course through the National Institute of Corrections.
Domestic Violence – Is provided by contract by trained Domestic Violence treatment staff
Anger Management – This course helps offenders learn to deal with their anger issues
Parenting – This course helps offenders learn and improve parenting skills
Employment Skills – This course is taught by Correctional Specialists who have received Offender Employment Specialist instructor training provided through the “train the trainer” program through National Institute of Corrections
Programs highlighted in red are eligible for Earned Time Credit:
An offender is entitled to at least four months of earned time credit for completing a program associated with the highest ranked priority in his/her case action plan and at least four months of earned time credit for completing a program associated with one of the other recommended programs in his/her case action plan. These programs do not need to be completed sequentially (e.g. an offender can receive earned time credit for successful completion of a lower priority program before completing his/her number one priority program). The Board may grant additional time cuts for completion of other programs, but the Board is not compelled to grant additional time cuts for completion of additional programs.