Based on various assessments conducted during Receiving & Orientation when an inmate first arrives at the prison, an Offender Management Plan (referred to as OMP or MAP) is formulated for offenders to follow during the length of their incarceration. The plan follows inmates throughout prison and during their parole.
Seven areas are reviewed when preparing an Offender Management Plan:
- Sex Offender Therapy: This is determined by the offender's crime. Parolees who have completed this program typically will not retake it if they return to prison.
- Substance Abuse: The need for this program is determined by the inmate's crime and past history. For any current or recent use of drugs or alcohol, the inmate will receive substance-abuse therapy, even if the inmate has completed past substance abuse programs.
- Education: Normally an inmate who has not completed high school will be placed in the high school program. Inmates would not be required to complete high school if they have received a GED and have several years of college, or if they are over the age of 50 and have high test scores. Inmates who are low functioning may receive other education.
- Cognitive Training: All new inmates take NIC Thinking for a Change.
- Prescriptive Life Skills: These are basic Life Skills classes that inmates may receive. Their Level of Service Inventory (LSI) scores determine the classes needed.
- Employment Needs: Inmates will usually receive this workshop if their MAP writer sees a particular need, or if inmates are expected to have a difficult time finding a job after release from prison.
- Job/Volunteer Placement: Most inmates who are capable of working will be expected to do so. The job can be either a volunteer or a paid position.