Program and Activities

(1) General Standards, Categories of Programs and Activities. The followingare general standards and categories of programs and activities under 103 CMR 411.00: (a) Satisfactory performance of an inmate in a work assignment approved via the institution work assignment plan as outlined in 103 DOC 450: Institution Work Assignments. (b) Satisfactory performance of an inmate in an educational/vocational program. Approved educational/vocational programs are listed in IMS. (c) Satisfactory performance of an inmate in any other program or activity which has been submitted by the superintendent and approved by the Associate Commissioner of Re-entry and Reintegration. Approved programs are listed in IMS. (2) The Superintendent of each state correctional facility and county correctional facility or a designee shall, subject to the approval of the Commissioner or a designee, post a list of approved programs for their institution. Except for inmates subject to the provisions of 103 CMR 411.12, an inmate may receive deductions from sentence only for participation in those approved programs and activities specifically set forth on such lists. Programs and Activities Lists, forDepartmentofCorrection facilities, shall be reviewed at least annually and may be revised and updated annually for submission to the Commissioner or a designee, for review and approval. (3) No state inmate confined in a state or county facility shall receive any deductions from sentence unless the inmate has participated satisfactorily.