Correctional Substance Abuse Programs

The Department of Human Services Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Correctional Substance Abuse Programs provide chemical dependency services at five Department of Corrections facilities located throughout the state, as well as the Keystone and City/County Meth Programs. Adolescents and adults, as well as those on parole or adolescent supervision, are offered a full array of prevention and treatment options depending on individual need. Yearly statistics (Adult Males; Adult Females; Adult Releases; Adolescent Males; Adolescent Females; Adolescent Releases) are gathered for assessments, diagnosis, and treatment completions.

A staff of 46 chemical dependency counselors and support staff serve populations at STAR Academy for adolescents, as well as the South Dakota State Penitentiary, Mike Durfee State Prison, Yankton Trustee Unit, and South Dakota Woman’s Prison for incarcerated adults.  Upon release from these facilities, a Parole/Release Coordinator links inmates/students to continued services in the community.

Working closely with the Department of Corrections, the Correctional Substance Abuse Programs have designed services to meet the needs of the institution as well as the client.  Services provided include; Assessments, Prevention/Education, Crisis Intervention, Outpatient Services, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Native American Specific Treatment, Meth Specific Treatment, Co-Occurring Treatment, and Referrals.

Our mission, to provide ongoing, quality, client specific chemical dependency services;  supports our commitment to develop, enhance, and implement programming to serve the needs of all those under the supervision of the South Dakota Department of Corrections.

The Department of Human Services Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Correctional Substance Abuse Programs works in conjunction with the Department of Corrections to ensure that the chemical dependency prevention and treatment needs of both adolescents and adults are addressed. 

The Correctional Substance Abuse Programs are divided into 4 regional areas, as well as Parole Services; in order to ensure adequate organizational, administrative, and supervisory support:

• West Region
  • STAR Academy, East and West Campus
  • Adolescent Release Coordinator.
• Central Region
  • SD Women’s Prison and Intensive Methamphetamine Treatment Unit
• South Region
• Mike Durfee State Prison and Yankton Minimum Unit
• East Region
  • South Dakota State Penitentiary and Minnehaha County Work Release Center
  • The Parole Coordinators are also located in Sioux Falls.