SOP_NUMBER: 214.02-att-1
TITLE: PIC Performance Measures
REFERENCE_CODE: IIB01-0021
DIVISION: Facilities
TOPIC_AREA: 214 Policy-Facilities Programs
EFFECTIVE_DATE: 2022-07-27
WORD_COUNT: 896
POWERDMS_URL: https://public.powerdms.com/GADOC/documents/106124
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/214.02-att-1/
SUMMARY:
This document establishes the Performance Incentive Credit (PIC) system for Georgia Department of Corrections offenders, detailing how inmates can earn monthly sentence reductions through program completion, educational/vocational achievements, and work assignments. Offenders can earn up to 6 points in each of four categories (programs/case plan compliance, educational/vocational improvement, special details, and outside details/county camps) based on participation duration and completion. Certain offenders, including those with life sentences, death sentences, boot camp inmates, and those with sentences of two years or less, are ineligible for PIC unless they are disabled and able to participate in modified assignments.
KEY_TOPICS: Performance Incentive Credit, PIC, sentence reduction, program completion, case plan compliance, educational improvement, vocational training, GED, work details, special details, fire services, prison industry, outside details, county camps, administrative aides, inmate eligibility, good conduct, parole eligibility
ATTACHMENTS:
1. PIC Performance Measures
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/214.02-att-1/
2. PIC Program Categories
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/214.02-att-2/
3. PIC Detail Credits
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/214.02-att-3/
4. PIC Activities (Program Case-plan & Detail List) - All Approved PIC Program Detail List
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/214.02-att-4/
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# **PIC Performance Measures**
**I.** **Programs/Case Plan Compliance:** An offender shall receive one (1) month
Performance Incentive Credit **(PIC)** per point accumulated. Offenders shall receive full
credit for completing their program/case plan along with Court/Parole mandates. Credit
shall be contingent upon good institutional conduct and group conduct. One (1) point
credit shall be received for each category listed below; however, if the offender completes
the entire program/case plan then they shall receive 6 PIC points which equals 6 month’s
credit. **Total number of possible PIC points to accumulate in the program/case-plan**
**category is** **SIX (6).** The point system is outlined below:
**Example:** If John Doe has a Substance Abuse and Education need, he will accumulate 1
point for each category. If he completes both need categories, he will complete
program/case plan and accumulate 6 PIC points. However, if he only completes
Substance Abuse, he will only have accumulated 1 PIC points, because he still has one
category that has not been completed.
|NGA Assessed Needs|Col2|Col3|Col4|Col5|Col6|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Education|Vocational|Cognitive|Substance
Abuse|SOPP|Mental Health
Groups|
|1 Point|1 Point|1 Point|1 Point|1 Point|1 Point|
**II.** **Educational/Vocational Improvement Points** : Offenders can accumulate a maximum
of six (6) PIC points in the Educational/Vocational Improvement Point Category (Please
note that actively enrolling in education is calculated in the program/case-plan
compliance category, not in the educational improvement category). The points will be
calculated as noted below:
Retention Schedule: This attachment shall be utilized per the SOP until revised or obsolete.
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|Program Type|Education/Vocational
Improvement Points
for Completion|
|---|---|
|LRR, ABE, GED Prep|1|
|GED (passing GED Test|2|
|Post-Secondary Education|2|
|OJT/Vocational Programs|2|
**Total** **number** **of** **possible** **PIC** **points** **to** **accumulate** **in** **the**
**Educational/Vocational Category is** **SIX (6). This includes Vocational and**
**OJT programs.**
**III.** **Special Details:** An offender shall receive one (1) month Performance Incentive Credit
**(PIC)** per point earned. Once an offender has been on a special detail as defined below
for a cumulative period of 1 year (365 days) the offender is eligible to receive 2 points
credit and shall receive 2 points every 6 months they are assigned to a special detail. If
an offender is in transit from one facility to another for assignment to a specialized detail,
their points shall continue to be tabulated as if they are continuously working on the detail.
If the offender is removed from the detail as a result of conduct the calculation of the
points will start over; however, all points accumulated at the time the offender is removed
from a detail will be credited to the offender. The maximum PIC allowance for
assignment to special details is 6 points. The approved special details are outlined below:
A. **Mobile** - Offender shall receive full credit for actively participating on detail for a
cumulative period of two (2) years, contingent upon compliance with case plan and
good institutional conduct.
B. **Prison Industry** - Offender shall receive full credit for actively participating on detail
for a cumulative period of two (2) years, contingent upon compliance with case plan
and good institutional conduct.
C. **Fire Services** - Offender shall receive full credit for actively participating on detail
for a cumulative period of two (2) years, contingent upon compliance with case plan
and good institutional conduct.
D. **Food and Farm** - Offender shall receive full credit for actively participating on detail
for a cumulative period of two (2) years, contingent upon compliance with case plan
and good institutional conduct.
|Special Details (Tabulated by cumulative time assigned)|Col2|Col3|
|---|---|---|
|1 Year|18 months|24 Months|
|2 Points|4 Points|6 Points|
**IV.** **Outside Details/County Camps/Administrative Aides:** An offender shall receive 1month Performance Incentive Credit **(PIC)** per point earned. Once an offender has been
on a detail for a cumulative period of 1 year (365 days) the offender is eligible for 1-point
credit and shall receive 1 point every 6 months thereafter. The offender shall receive full
credit for actively participating on detail for a cumulative period of 42 months, contingent
Retention Schedule: This attachment shall be utilized per the SOP until revised or obsolete.
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upon compliance with case plan, and good institutional conduct. If an offender is
transferred and it is not for disciplinary purposes, the offender’s time will continue to
tabulate. The maximum PIC allowance for details is 6 points.
|Outside Details/County Camps/Administrative Aides (Tabulated by consecutive time assigned)|Col2|Col3|Col4|Col5|Col6|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|1 Year|18 months|24 Months|30 Months|36 Months|42 Months|
|1 Point|2 Points|3 Points|4 Points|5 Points|6 Points|
**V** . All state offenders are eligible to be considered for PIC eligibility except those in the
categories listed below:
1. Boot Camp Offenders;
2. Offenders under death sentence
3. Offenders serving a life sentence with or without possibility of parole;
4. Offenders with sentences less than or equal to two years;
5. Offenders serving for non-parole eligible offenses or serving minimum mandatory
sentences, i.e., 7 deadly sin offenders (SB441), 90% time to serve offenders; and/or
6. Offenders excluded from participation in PIC by the Parole Board, i.e., max outs.
**Exceptions:** Offenders with Disabilities (MH/MR or medically limited):
Offenders in this category will be assigned a work detail/program commensurate
with their abilities. Participation without regard to the offender's disability
should determine the PIC eligibility, provided the offender participates willingly
and performs the activity as assigned by the institution classification committee.
Retention Schedule: This attachment shall be utilized per the SOP until revised or obsolete.