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12 CAR § 70-109. Boot camp program
12 CAR § 70-109. Boot camp program.
(a) Purpose. To establish policy concerning the operation of a boot camp program.
(b) Applicability. To eligible inmates and Division of Correction staff.
(c) Policy.
(1) It shall be the policy of the Division of Correction to allow selected inmates to voluntarily participate in a program of intensive behavior modification in an arduous, physically demanding, military-like environment, otherwise known as a "boot camp".
(2) The boot camp program is an intensified correctional program to deter repetition of criminal behavior and illegal drug use, reducing the need for long-term incarceration.
(3) Upon successful completion of the program, as described in the Boot Camp Program Manual, the inmate will be administratively transferred to Division of Community Correction supervision.
(d) Procedures.
(1)(A) The risk assessment profile used for boot camp excludes inmates that have been convicted of crimes that by their nature or definition involve:
(i) Violence;
(ii) Threat of violence;
(iii) Potential threat of violence; or
(iv) Disregard for the safety of others.
(B) Specifics regarding eligibility, duration, and characteristics of the program shall be in the boot camp eligibility administrative directive.
(2) Eligibility. The inmate must:
(A) Not have previously participated in any adult boot camp program;
(B) Be serving a sentence of fifteen (15) years or less;
(C) Be eligible for minimum-security status; and
(D) Volunteer for the boot camp program and agree to abide by all rules established by the Division of Correction.
(3) Noneligibility. An inmate is not eligible to participate in the boot camp program if:
(A) He or she represents an unacceptable threat to the public;
(B) He or she has an active felony detainer filed against them;
(C) He or she has committed an offense:
(i) That requires by statute or a court to register as a sex offender; or
(ii) Involving violence, weapons, or injury;
(D) He or she cannot be reasonably accommodated due to an unmanageable medical or mental health issue; or
(E) He or she has been identified by the screening process as disruptive.
"Section Number: 888
Page Number: 1 of 2
Board Approval Date: 12/04/2014
Supersedes: AR 888
Dated: 06/24/2014
Reference:
Effective Date: 12/15/2014"
"I. AUTHORITY:
The authority of the Board of Correction to promulgate this Administrative Rule is confirmed in Act 50 of 1968 as amended and Act 492 of 1989."