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Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles | Special Populations

The Special Populations and Programs Division is responsible for the education, behavioral, and treatment programs administered by the Bureau, including the Alabama Certain Enforcement Supervision Program, Day Reporting Centers, Day Reporting Center Lites and other programs. These programs provide intensive treatment, education, behavioral modification and supervision for moderate to high risk clients supervised by the agency.

It is the mission of DRCs to provide high-risk probationers and parolees the opportunity to change criminal thinking and behavior through a combination of counseling, educational training and close supervision. DRCs focus on education, employment, substance abuse, mental health and cognitive restructuring needs. Community service is also required. DRC Lites are condensed versions of DRCs and offer similar programming but are limited to focusing on cognitive behavioral treatment, substance dependence assistance and educational/job training. 

ACES is a supervision model that mirrors the Hawaii’s Opportunity Probation with Enforcement program. ACES supervision is ordered by the probationary judge and clients are closely supervised and participate in a daily hotline call, which is also called a color code. This call allows participants to get three to five drug tests a month without the extra cost. The client contacts a toll-free number daily to receive their color and must report in for a drug screening.

Special Populations also incorporates the Interdisciplinary Grant Team, which coordinates the application for and implementation of federal, state and local grants. Some of the current grants in place include Project Safe Neighborhood and Helping Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Offenders Find Supportive Service (COSMOSS). Project Safe Neighborhood creates proactive activities to reduce violent crime rates in Montgomery, Ala. COSMOSS provides substance abuse and mental illness assistance to offenders. 

The Drug Education Council is a voluntary, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting healthy choices regarding the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs by providing quality education, intervention, and recovery support programs. The agency has offices in Mobile and Baldwin Counties and is licensed to serve the state of Alabama.

Each of our many programs and practices is based on the four core beliefs that provide the guidance and vision of the agency. These core beliefs are listed below.

Every one of us is important and deserves to be nurtured.

Every one of us has a responsibility to promote healthy choices.

The abuse of alcohol and other drugs is preventable.

Addiction is treatable and recovery happens..

FAVOR (Faces And Voices Of Recovery) Coastal Alabama is a diverse group of individuals and organizations committed to serving those affected by substance use disorders.

The mission of FAVOR is to promote the benefits of long-term recovery through advocacy, education, and access to resources, thus resulting in healthier individuals, families, and communities in Coastal Alabama. FAVOR strives to reduce the stigma oftentimes associated with addiction and share the message that recovery is possible. We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live happy, joyous and free. Together we stand as the ‘faces’ and ‘voices’ of recovery for our community, and we welcome any individual or organization that is willing to do the same.

VitAL is a proven partnership between Alabama state agencies and the University of Alabama, School of Social Work. Working comprehensively towards making a difference in the lives of Alabamians through its relationships with community stakeholders and the provision of services across the state of Alabama. VitAL is committed to improving services, public policies, and social conditions for individuals with mental health, substance use and trauma-related challenges, through engagement, collaboration, research and education.