Services & Programs

Office of Services and Programs

Treatment programs at the Barnstable County Correctional Facility are provided to incarcerated individuals to address known factors for recidivism.

The BCSO provides a variety of treatment opportunities to our incarcerated individuals. These vary from one-on-one treatment for mental/behavioral health, medication assisted treatment, AA, NA, and harm reduction groups, life skills courses through our education department, GED prep and testing, ServSafe certification and basic culinary skills course, a male and female treatment program with substance use disorder or addictions at the center; male and female journaling, female memoir writing , trauma-informed yoga, ministry, and more.  BCSO is also gearing up to offer a for-credit course through Cape Cod Community College.  They are also on board to offer a certificate, for-credit course in Aquaponics/ Hydroponics, to complement our aquaponics/ hydroponics program we are currently building. 

Health Awareness

Provided by Health Imperatives, this class provides information on nutrition, disease prevention, and HIV awareness to sentenced inmates.

Re-entry

The BCSO Re-entry Program Task Force combines the efforts of our human service clinicians, our medical transition coordinator, reintegration coordinators, education advisors, job developers and various community agencies including probation and parole to develop individual effective reentry plans for each of our inmates. Reentry programs are available to all sentenced inmates and begin when an offender is initially incarcerated and end when the offender has been successfully reintegrated into the community.

The Re-entry program includes establishing an individual risk/needs assessment to determine the intensity required for treatment. Transition planning is updated throughout an inmate's incarceration and finalized within 60 days of inmate release when planning for reentry begins in earnest.

The BCSO has also established support groups in the community to provide additional assistance once inmates are released from the BCCF.

Local agencies currently partnering with the BCSO to help inmates with their release plan include Mass Rehab, Career Opportunities, Duffy Health Center, South Bay Mental Health, Probation, Veterans Outreach, Department of Mental Health, and the Bridge to Hope Mentoring Program.

Religious

Religious programming at the Barnstable County Correctional Facility is overseen by the BCSO Chaplain who manages the faith-based volunteers and ministry within the facility. Weekly Catholic and Protestant services are held inside the facility for all those who would like to attend. The Chaplain also coordinates bible study groups, spiritual growth classes, and religious retreats for all faiths inside the facility for those interested in continuing their religious education while serving their sentences.