Who is the warden at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center?
Kirt Guerin
Kirt Guerin will be the new warden at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, state officials announced Monday.
What parish is Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in?
Elayn Hunt Correctional Center Prison Information
| Jail Name | Elayn Hunt Correctional Center |
|---|---|
| City | St. Gabriel |
| Postal Code | 70776 |
| State | Louisiana |
| County | Iberville Parish County |
What are correctional treatment programs?
A range of drug and alcohol programs exist in NSW prisons, including Getting SMART, SMART Recovery maintenance groups, a pre-release three-month residential therapeutic program (Ngara Nura), POISE for women and Narcotics and Alcoholics Anonymous. Not all programs are available in all prisons.
How can the effectiveness of a correctional program be measured?
The most common way of measuring program effectiveness is to determine whether or not offenders return to criminal behavior. This is better known as recidivism and is measured by rearrest, reconviction, or another term of incarceration.
Who owned Angola plantation?
Isaac Franklin
Before the Civil War, the prison property was known as the Angola Plantations and was owned by Isaac Franklin, who at the time owned the largest slave trading firm (Franklin & Armfield) in the United States. The prison grounds occupy a 28-square-mile area.
Are correctional programs effective?
Inmates who participate in correctional education programs had a 43 percent lower chance of recidivating than those who did not — a reduction in the risk of recidivating of 13 percentage points. Providing correctional education can be cost-effective when it comes to reducing recidivism.
Does correctional treatment work?
A follow-up of the offenders found that 31% of those who participated in treatment recidivated, significantly less than the 41% of the offenders who had no treatment. For high risk offenders, with many criminogenic needs, 300 hours of treatment reduced recidivism from 59% to 38%.
How did community based corrections enhance the role of community in correction?
Community corrections programs attempt to accomplish many goals. These goals include easing institutional crowding and cost; preventing future criminal behavior through surveillance, rehabilitation, and community reintegration; and addressing victims’ needs through restorative justice.
What is La Doc?
Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections Providing public safety for the state of Louisiana through corrections, reinvestment, and rehabilitation. LA DPS&C.