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BOP Program Statement 5300.21 § 3

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES. The expected results of this program

activein force · 2002-02-18 – presentact-effective-date

are:

a. Inmates will be advised of and afforded appropriate

opportunities to improve their knowledge and skills through

academic, occupation, and leisure-time programs.

b. Accurate and timely records and reports will be maintained

about inmates, education staff, individual programs, and the

education/training/leisure time programs’ overall operation.

c. Each inmate who completes a program will receive a

certificate of completion (and/or otherwise have that completion

recorded in his or her file) and will receive other appropriate

recognition (for example, graduation ceremonies).

d. Each education/recreation department will operate at a high

level of professionalism through continuous self and supervisory

evaluation, staff development, and communication.

e. Half-day work/education/recreation programs and the number

of inmate participation in those programs will increase.

f. Inmate idleness will decrease.

PS 5300.21

2/18/2002

Page 3

History

PS 5300.21 dated 2002-02-18

Provenance

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2026-09-20
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bop-ps-2026-09-20
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