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Innovations in Military Corrections

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.7.828

The 3320 USAF Retraining Group, an open correctional and rehabilitative facility for Air Force prisoners initiated 14 years ago, represents a marked innovation in military corrections. Short-term intensive treatment in this facility has produced a rate of return to duty averaging 51 percent, and short-term success rates for those returned to duty average 82 percent. The results of the Retraining Group program compare favorably with those of other civilian and military facilities.

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