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What Is Lakeview's Shock Incarceration Program? A 6-Month Overview for Families

Lakeview's Shock Incarceration program is intense, structured, and short—just six months. If your loved one is in Shock at Lakeview (or being considered for it), here's what to expect from the program and what family contact looks like during that time.

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What Is Lakeview's Shock Incarceration Program? A 6-Month Overview for Families

Shock Incarceration at Lakeview is a six-month program centered on discipline and treatment. The facility is medium-security and houses both men and women.

Quick fact: The Shock Incarceration program at Lakeview runs for six months.

Structure is the core of the program: a disciplined environment paired with treatment. Participants also work on life skills - practical abilities meant to help with stability and success after release.

Why it matters: The goal is to help participants build life skills that support success after incarceration.

Families often hear "Shock" and wonder what daily life actually looks like. At Lakeview, the routine is highly regimented. Days include rigorous physical activity, military-style drills, and instruction in bearing and courtesy. Participants complete work assignments as part of a structured work program. There's also a strong treatment and education component - intensive substance abuse and alcohol counseling, plus educational programming up to the high school equivalency level. The idea is that strict routine, treatment work, and skill-building reinforce each other, giving participants a chance to practice self-discipline in a controlled setting.

Visitation is more limited than many families expect. People in Shock/DTP at Lakeview can receive one visit every two weeks. Plan ahead and treat each visit as a scheduled milestone rather than something you can do weekly.

Plan ahead: If your loved one is in Shock/DTP, they’re allowed one visit every two weeks.

What Is Lakeview's Shock Incarceration Program? A 6-Month Overview for Families

Support

  • ✓ Encourage your loved one to stick with the life-skills focus the program is built around, even when the routine feels intense.
  • ✓ Plan visits around the one-visit-every-two-weeks limit so you don’t miss your window.
  • ✓ Keep your expectations realistic: the program is structured and time-limited, so steady support matters more than constant contact.

For practical details - how to schedule visits within that every-two-weeks limit, what to bring, and any updates - check with Lakeview directly before you travel. Policies in structured programs are enforced tightly, and a quick call can save you a wasted trip.

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