Reducing your prison sentence…

The 500-Hour Residential Drug Abuse Program, also known as RDAP, is a highly specialized program offered by the Bureau of Prisons. This is a Bureau of Prisons’ program which is of great benefit to inmates with a substance abuse problem whether it is drugs or alcohol. As an incentive for successfully taking and completing the program, the inmate may receive up to twelve (12) months off his sentence and up to six (6) months of halfway house confinement, depending upon his initial length of sentence. The final six months of the inmate’s sentence is spent in a halfway house rather than serving this time in prison. The net effect is to reduce the defendant’s institutional sentence by up to eighteen (18) months! Imagine eighteen (18) months less of institutional confinement. This is also in addition to any good conduct time earned.

Eligibility for the 500-Hour Residential Drug Abuse Program is determined by a variety of factors. The Pre-Sentencing Investigation and Report are two major factors used to determine eligibility. Other factors, just as important, are the Residential Drug Abuse Program Eligibility Interview and the RDAP Eligibility Assessment & Positioning (REAPP) Paper provided by PCG to every client. The inmate must meet the diagnostic criteria for substance abuse or dependence indicated in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, (DSM-IV). In addition, the psychology services staff plays an important role in the determination of eligibility of the inmate. PCG is an expert in positioning its clients to take advantage of all the programs that the Bureau of Prisons offers including the 500-Hour Residential Drug Abuse Program.

PCG specializes in the RDAP program and preparing our clients to take advantage of this program. Since competition is keen, the defendant must be extremely well versed and knowledgeable in the necessary qualifications and admission requirements.

Valuable help for drug and alcohol abuse…

The defendant must be able to provide appropriate documentation establishing a need for the RDAP program. We are experts at positioning our clients for admission and participation in the 500-Hour Residential Drug Abuse Program. We have valuable knowledge and insight in this program and provide expert assistance to our clients for their successful admission and participation in the 500-Hour Residential Drug Abuse Program.

Since the RDAP program is so competitive and in such high demand, our staff diligently reviews the client’s personal and family history in respect to substance abuse, both drug and alcohol. We know what the Bureau of Prisons’ drug abuse specialist is looking for as to entrance requirements. We know the key criteria contained in the Bureau of Prison’s Program Statement and are able to determine, at the very least, our client’s eligibility for this valuable program. We also assist our clients for the all important Bureau of Prisons’ Residential Drug Abuse Program Eligibility Interview for admission into the RDAP program. Our staff, by participating in these important and decisive areas and anticipating the questions of the Bureau of Prisons’ staff member, can help our clients in their quest for the RDAP interview. In addition, the pre-sentencing preparation goes a long way in also securing a judicial recommendation for the 500-Hour Residential Drug Abuse Program.

Call PCG to see if you qualify for this important Bureau of Prisons program.

Sound substance abuse help and incentives…

The RDAP program provides sound help for substance abuse problems and offers an incentive for a substantial reduction in an inmate’s prison sentence.