recovery center. here they get a very intense, very emotional, very personal contact. and we stress accountability in everything they do here. often referred to as camp hug-a-thug, the recovery center encompasses a drug abuse program and a batterer program for men convicted of a domestic violent crime. it s generally set up for someone to a low to a medium security inmate. we look for someone who s feeling that they want to show a commitment to a program, they want to see it through. upon entry to the recovery center, inmates are greeted by an elaborate koi fish pond and waterfall, with housing units equipped with clean carpets, air-conditioning, and lots of windows for sunshine. the only physical remnants of jail is the perimeter fence and razor wire. to just be a happier person. i have a lot of hope today. i never had hope before. i know as soon as i m done with this program i ll be one happy person. 24-year-old inmate and drug
recidivism is the biscailuz recovery center. here they get a very intense, very emotional, very personal contact. and we stress accountability in everything they do here. often referred to as camp hug-a-thug the recovery center encompasses a drug abuse program and a batterer program for men convicted of a domestic violent crime. it s generally set up for someone, a low to medium security inmate. we look for someone who shows they want to commit to a program and see it through. upon entry to the recovery center inmates are greeted by an elaborated fish pond and housing units with clean carpets, air conditioning, and lots of windows for sunshine. the only physical remnants of jail is the perimeter fence and razor wire. to just be a happier person, i have a lot of hope today. i never had hope before. i know as soon as i m done with this program i ll be one happy person. 24-year-old inmate and drug
75% of the inmates enrolled at the recovery center are not re-arrested for the same crime according to a recent survey conducted by county officials. upon an inmate s completion of either the substance abuse or batterer s program they are given a graduation ceremony and a certificate. in order to break the cycle of violence is extremely difficult because you have to get honest with yourself. and that process will take you through a lot of valleys. places within you that you ve never seen before. and i want to congratulate you gentlemen again on taking that journey. former drug addict and wife batterer james beard is the head counselor for the program. what we do is beg to say you put yourself in this chair. you can t blame anybody. you can t blame the judge. you can t blame your wife, your mother, your father. ernest jewitt.
themselves, and for some reason they say it makes them feel good. keep moving them anyway, okay? i know you re not having trouble, but we ve got to get that blood flow going. is that where i nipped you right there? you nipped me. so you ll come out there and sign a contract if i talk to your officer. put those down. all of them. come on. i already got the box. you get to know their issues and you know what they respond to. that s why i was kind of playing around with him. jacob, come on, put it down. i went and reached for them because i knew he was not going to do anything whatsoever. i m only messing with you. now, if it is another kid that is a batterer, i wouldn t have been nearly as familiar with him. he signed a contract with me that he would behave and he would stay out of trouble and not self-mutilate if you would let him sit in the chairs.
themselves, and for some reason, they say it makes them feel good. keeping moving them anyway, okay? i know you re not having trouble, but we have to get that blood flow going. so you ll come out there and sign a contract if i talk to your officer. put those down. all of them. come on. i already got the box. you get to know their issues and you know what they respond to. that s why i was kind of playing around with him. jacob, come on, put it down. i went and reached for them because i knew he was not going to do anything whatsoever. now, if it was another kid that is a batterer, i wouldn t have been nearly as familiar with him. he signed a contract with me that he would behave and he would stay out of trouble and not self-mutilate if you would let him sit in the chairs. jacob tells us that episode started when his entire unit was locked down because one offender acted out.