SOP_NUMBER: 214.02-att-2
TITLE: PIC Program Categories
REFERENCE_CODE: IIB01-0021
DIVISION: Facilities
TOPIC_AREA: 214 Policy-Facilities Programs
EFFECTIVE_DATE: 2022-07-27
WORD_COUNT: 173
POWERDMS_URL: https://public.powerdms.com/GADOC/documents/378486
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/214.02-att-2/

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

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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SOP 214.02
Attachment 2

07/27/22

# **PIC Program Categories**






























|PIC Case-Plan<br>Category|Programs in Category|How Points Are Accumulated|
|---|---|---|
|**Education**<br> <br> <br>**1 POINT **|Literacy Remedial Reading (LRR)<br>Adult Basic Education (ABE)<br>General Education Diploma (GED)|If actively scheduled: Offender can<br>accumulate one (1) PIC point.<br>If quits without completing one<br>level, loses point.|
|**Vocational**<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>**1 POINT **|OJT<br> <br> <br> <br>Vocational Programs<br> <br> <br>Reentry Skills Building|**OJT: **Must be actively enrolled for<br>90 days in order to accumulate one<br>(1) PIC point.<br> <br>**Vocational: **Must complete the<br>program to accumulate point.<br> <br>**Reentry: **Must complete program to<br>accumulate point.|
|**Cognitive**<br> <br>**1 POINT **|Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT)<br>Thinking for A Change (T4C)|If MRT & T4C are required, both<br>programs must be completed to<br>accumulate one (1) point.|
|**Substance Abuse**<br> <br>**1 POINT** <br>|Matrix ERS<br>Matrix RP|If Matrix ERS & Matrix RP are<br>required, both must be completed to<br>accumulate one (1) point.|
|**Sex Offender**<br> <br>**1 POINT** <br>|SOPP|Must complete program to<br>accumulate one (1) point.|
|**Mental Health**<br> <br> <br>**1 POINT **|Mental Health Group<br>Level III’s and IV’s|If actively enrolled/scheduled the<br>offender accumulates one (1) point.<br>If quits without completing, loses<br>point.|



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