Definitions

Classification Committee. The classificationcommittee shall consist of three correctional staff members, one of whom shall be an employee whose primary role includes security responsibilities. This committee makes recommendations to the Superintendent concerning an inmate’s program participation or placement within the department. Commissioner. The Commissioner of Correction. Commissioner’s Designee. A Department of Correction manager who is authorized by the Commissioner to review classification board recommendations and to render final decisions for the Commissioner as the Commissioner’s designee. Contract Facility. A facility other than a state correctional institution under contract to the Department of Correction pursuant to M.G.L. c. 127, § 49. Correctional Program Officer. A Department of Correction employee who collects information obtained through inmate interviews and available casework records and presents an oral and written summary of this information to classification boards. A correctional program officer is also responsible for monitoring an inmate’s participation and compliance with a program plan which has been recommended by a classification board, and in some correctional institutions, these officers are responsible for all inmate care and custody operations. Education and Training Release Program. Any program approved by the Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Community Corrections pursuant to M.G.L. c. 127, § 48 designed to provide academic training, vocational training or counseling outside the confines of a state correctional institution. Educational Organization. A private or public organization conducting an education, or training program recognized by 103 CMR 465.00. Pre-release Status. An inmate within 18 months of parole eligibility or discharge who has been approved by the Commissioner or a designee for participation in education, training, or employment programs outside level one or two correctional institutions pursuant to M.G.L. c. 127, § 49. ProgramCoordinator. The staffmember designated by the superintendent to coordinate educationand training release programs at the facility or institution. Program Plan. A program or a series ofprograms recommended by the correctional program officer to the classification board to address an inmate’s programmatic needs. Stipends. Money paid to an inmate for participation in educational and training programs. Superintendent. The chief administrative officer of a state correctional institution, a director of a contract facility, or the administrator of a county correctional facility.