You sound like this guy's lawyer:
But Trantino's lawyer, Roger Lowenstein, says he is confident that his client will do well in a halfway house, citing the inmate's infraction-free record through his last three decades in prison.....Trantino's adjustment to life in a halfway house might not be a complete shock. An acknowledged drug abuser, he has been participating in a drug-treatment program called Nu Way at South Woods State Prison. There inmates attend self-help and therapy groups that are similar to halfway house programs.
And how does "infraction-free" time in prison square with "acknowledged drug abuser"?