2017 Performance Incentive Credit fact sheet

GEORGIA
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
FACILITIES DIVISION

2017 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE CREDIT FACT SHEET

Greg Dozier Commissioner

Timothy C. Ward Chief of Staff

Ricky Myrick Assistant Comissioner

The Performance Incentive Credit (PIC) Program provides an opportunity for offenders to reduce the length of their prison sentence through satisfactory progress in educational treatment programs, work details, and good behavior. The Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles determines eligibility. Offenders can earn one point for completing all activities within a category of their reentry case plan (one point equals one month of credit). An offender can earn up to 12 months credit.

Elligibility 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 and PIC Credit
Credit received for satisfactory completion of educational treatment programs in which they are assigned through their reentry 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

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:

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 HEALTH 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)

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

The Georgia Department of Corrections protects the public by operating secure and safe facilities, while reducing recidivism through effective programming, education and healthcare.

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 39,118,326 meals annually Opportunity to learn farming skills, including operating farming equipment, growing vegetables, raising cattle and swine

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

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