SOP 214.02-att-2: PIC Program Categories

Division:
Facilities
Effective Date:
July 27, 2022
Reference Code:
IIB01-0021
Topic Area:
214 Policy-Facilities Programs
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Length:
173 words

Summary

This attachment outlines the Program Improvement Credits (PIC) system used in Georgia correctional facilities, which awards inmates points for completing educational, vocational, cognitive, substance abuse, sex offender, and mental health programs. Each category awards one point upon successful completion or active participation, with specific requirements varying by program type. The PIC system is used to track inmate participation in rehabilitation and self-improvement programs as part of case planning.

Key Topics

  • Program Improvement Credits
  • PIC points
  • inmate programs
  • education programs
  • vocational training
  • cognitive programs
  • substance abuse treatment
  • sex offender programs
  • mental health treatment
  • case plan
  • GED
  • ABE
  • OJT
  • MRT
  • T4C
  • Matrix
  • SOPP
  • rehabilitation

Full Text

SOP 214.02
Attachment 2

07/27/22

# PIC Program Categories

|PIC Case-Plan
Category|Programs in Category|How Points Are Accumulated|
|---|---|---|
|Education


1 POINT |Literacy Remedial Reading (LRR)
Adult Basic Education (ABE)
General Education Diploma (GED)|If actively scheduled: Offender can
accumulate one (1) PIC point.
If quits without completing one
level, loses point.|
|Vocational





1 POINT |OJT



Vocational Programs


Reentry Skills Building|OJT: Must be actively enrolled for
90 days in order to accumulate one
(1) PIC point.

Vocational: Must complete the
program to accumulate point.

Reentry: Must complete program to
accumulate point.|
|Cognitive

1 POINT |Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT)
Thinking for A Change (T4C)|If MRT & T4C are required, both
programs must be completed to
accumulate one (1) point.|
|Substance Abuse

1 POINT
|Matrix ERS
Matrix RP|If Matrix ERS & Matrix RP are
required, both must be completed to
accumulate one (1) point.|
|Sex Offender

1 POINT
|SOPP|Must complete program to
accumulate one (1) point.|
|Mental Health


1 POINT |Mental Health Group
Level III’s and IV’s|If actively enrolled/scheduled the
offender accumulates one (1) point.
If quits without completing, loses
point.|

Retention Schedule: This attachment shall be utilized per the SOP until revised or obsolete.

Attachments (4)

  1. PIC Performance Measures (896 words)
  2. PIC Program Categories (173 words)
  3. PIC Detail Credits (68 words)
  4. PIC Activities (Program Case-plan & Detail List) - All Approved PIC Program Detail List (1,431 words)
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