Treatment Alternative Program

The Treatment Alternative to Prison Program, or TAPP, is designed to be another sentencing option for Milwaukee judges for certain non-violent female offenders. Offenders sentenced to this program will benefit from intensive, gender-specific alcohol and other drug abuse treatment programming and community supervision support services. The primary focus will be on public safety, offender accountability, successful rehabilitation, and community wrap-around services designed to break the cycle of incarceration. The Department of Corrections, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Family Services, established a cross-departmental, multi-agency team to coordinate the overall development of this program. The purpose of the program is to provide a viable sentencing option for prison bound female offenders, with particular focus on women with children. The target population is women who have been convicted of non-violent crimes and whose criminal behavior is related to their substance abuse.

Program Population: 

Women who have been convicted of non-violent crimes and whose criminal behavior is related to their substance abuse.

Program Capacity: 

Twenty Five bed program last usually Six-Nine months

Program Funding Source: 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Start Date Year: 
2005
Address1: 
615 West Keefe Avenue
City: 
Milwaukee
State: 
Wisconsin
Zipcode: 
53212
Agency Name: 
Milwaukee Women's Correctional Center