Pubdate: Wed, 04 May 2005 Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA) Copyright: 2005 Richmond Newspapers Inc. Contact: http://www.timesdispatch.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/365 Author: Tyler Whitley Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/rehab.htm (Treatment) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/topics/Faith+Based (faith-based treatment) BARIL WANTS FAITH-BASED DRUG REHAB Stephen E. Baril, a candidate for the Republican nomination to run for attorney general, said yesterday that if he's elected he will promote a faith-based drug rehabilitation program for jail inmates. Baril's opponent, Del. Robert F. McDonnell of Virginia Beach, has become the first attorney-general candidate to advertise on television. Baril, a Richmond lawyer, said he will pattern his program after Project RISE, a program used in the Henrico County jail. McDonnell's ad shows him as a tough-on-crime family man who is a tax-cutting former prosecutor. McDonnell and Baril will square off in the June 14 primary. Standing in front of the Henrico jail with Sheriff Mike Wade, Baril said he would allocate a deputy from the office of the attorney general to promote RISE and similar faith-based programs for inmates. RISE stands for Recovery in a Secure Environment. The Henrico program has been recognized for its successes. Richmond has copied it. The Henrico program involves about 200 inmates and has a curriculum that includes mental-health workbooks, Alcoholics Anonymous, Bible studies, spiritual counseling and anger management. A spokeswoman for McDonnell said he long has supported faith-based programs. Wade, who began the jail program five years ago, has endorsed McDonnell. He said yesterday he would work with either candidate. The McDonnell ad has been running on cable TV stations in Virginia Beach and Northern Virginia. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom