NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Many dedicated addictions treatment professionals are responsible for changing lives, one inmate and one day at a time, at Corrections Corporation of America’s (CCA) more than 65 facilities across the country.And CCA, the nation’s largest provider of corrections management services to federal, state and local government, is honoring these professionals and the immense impact of their daily work during September’s National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month and National Addiction Professionals Day, which occurs on September 20. This commemorative month and special professional recognition day aim to support the value of drug and alcohol treatment, while upholding the belief that recovery is realistic – and possible – for all.
“Many addictions treatment professionals feel called to perform this noble work,” said Dennis Bradby, CCA vice president of Inmate Programs. “In our organization, they motivate inmates to overcome their addictions and serve as voices of reason and sources of support. They work in the ‘trenches’ each day with offenders who must achieve sobriety in order to successfully rehabilitate and eventually re-enter society.”
CCA’s addictions treatment managers, counselors and coordinators collectively address the rehabilitative needs of inmates who have a history of drug and alcohol dependency at each of the company’s jails, prisons and detention centers.
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