Donald is an "old-timer" in prison. He is serving a 50-year sentence for second-degree murder. Correctional programs and services were very different when Donald entered prison in 1963. He often does the inmate orientation at his prison, where he meets with all the incoming inmates and discusses prison life with them. Donald also runs some of the group programs at the institution. He tells the new group of inmates that participating in a group program can be beneficial and help them adjust to prison life and also help to rehabilitate them. He specifically recommends that those inmates addicted to drugs attend a group program. Which of the following is the group designed to divert drug users from the criminal justice system?

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The therapeutic community is a group program specifically designed to help rehabilitate drug users and divert them from the criminal justice system by providing a supportive environment focused on recovery.

Donald Is an "Old-Timer" in Prison