Performance incentive credit [2015]

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE CREDIT

Performance Incentive Credit Program (PIC)
Opportunity to reduce length of prison sentence through satisfactory progress in educational treatment programs, work details, and good behavior
Under policy, an offender can earn up to 12 months credit Georgia State Board of Pardons & Paroles determines eligi-
bility into the PIC program Offenders can earn one point for completing all activities
within a category of their re-entry case plan As offenders complete all of their re-entry case plan they
may earn up to six points One point equals one month of credit
Eligibility Requirements
Assessment is conducted on all offenders upon entry into the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) system, which is used to develop an individual reentry case plan
Must not be under death sentence or serving life sentence Must have sentence length of more than two years Must not be serving with a non-parole eligible offense
PROGRAM CATEGORIES & PIC CREDIT Credit received for satisfactory completion of educational treatment programs in which they are assigned through their re-entry case plan
Education Offers Adult Basic Education (ABE), Literacy Remedial Reading (LRR), and General Education Diploma (GED) prep to offenders who have not yet completed their GED or obtained a High School diploma prior to incarceration One point if actively enrolled or one level completed
Vocational Offers offenders opportunity to obtain job skills through vocational programs to make them competitive in the job market upon release Program completers receive a certificate of completion from the Technical College System of Georgia One point for On The Job training (OJT) or vocational program

Cognitive Behavioral Programs Offers offenders that show cognitive psychological needs, ability to identify their reasoning and errors and come up with new ways of thinking One point for category completion
Substance Abuse Programs Offers offenders education on substance abuse issues. Level of abuse determines the amount of programming given One point for category, excluding Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT)
Sex Offender Psycho-Educational Programs (SOPP) Offers help to sex offenders in GDC custody to recognize a need for therapy One point for category completion
PIC DETAIL CREDIT Outside details, county camps, administrative aides allows for six credit earned for 42 months on detail Offenders can be assigned to work special details after meeting all eligibility criteria in Facilities Operations policy and demonstrate positive, good behavior. Offenders will earn six credits after 24 months on the following special details:
Mobile Detail Opportunity to work on special construction projects for GDC statewide Includes working for counties in building services (i.e. constructing libraries, parks, jails)
Prison Industry Detail Opportunity to work for an outside employer while incarcerated Details could include work with Georgia Correctional Industries (GCI), canning plant, optic plant, matress plant
Fire Services Detail Opportunity to work at the facilities that assist local city and county fire departments Assist fire stations in rural areas where full-time departments do not exist Inmates able to receive firefighter certification/license

Food and Farm Detail Opportunity to work in GDC cafeterias or on GDC farms with responsiblity of preparation and service of over 36,532,823 meals annually Opportunity to learn farming skills, including operating farming equipment, growing vegetables, raising cattle and swine
Benefits for Offenders
Additional time earned-off sentence (contingent upon State Board of Pardons & Paroles approval)
Engaged in reentry case plan Performance yields points Points earned for specialized detail assignments

Benefits for Agency
Better managed offenders Pool of skilled inmate labor Improved case planning process Maximize program capacity by:
Increased releases Reduction in recidivism Reduction in jail backlog Opportunity to incentivize program attendance Cost savings of $22 daily for every offender that is released early due to credit earned. With average of 22,000 PIC eligible offenders, a daily savings of $484,000 is possible

1/2015