348 F. Supp. 2d 795 - Laws v. Barron’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate ·

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1. “(a) Eligibility. An inmate must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for the residential drug abuse treatment program. (1) The inmate must have a verifiable documented drug abuse problem....”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 491 F. Supp. 2d 1165 - Smith v. Vazquez · 385 F. App'x 855 - Wilson v. Kastner

2. “Drug abuse program staff shall determine if the inmate has a substance abuse disorder by first conducting the Residential Drug Abuse Program Eligibility Interview followed by a review of all pertinent documents in the inmate’s central file to corroborate self-reported information. 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). This diagnostic impression must be reviewed and signed by a drug abuse treatment program coordinator. Additionally, there must be verification in the Presentence Investigation (PSI) report or other similar documents in the central file which supports the diagnosis. Any written documentation in the inmate’s central file which indicates that, the inmate used the same substance, for which a diagnosis of abuse or dependence was made via the interview, shall be accepted as verification of a drug abuse problem.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 491 F. Supp. 2d 1165 - Smith v. Vazquez

3. “The requirement that the abuse occurred in the 12-month pre-incarceration period of time is explained as consistent with the DSM-TV definition of substance abuse. Again, common sense would dictate that entry into the most rigorous program would be restricted to those prisoners having a recent history of abuse, rather than one who can demonstrate that he had a substance abuse problem 4 to 9 years prior to arrest and 7 to 12 years prior to incarceration.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 385 F. App'x 855 - Wilson v. Kastner