US · guidance
BOP Program Statement 5300.21 § 3
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES. The expected results of this program
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
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History
PS 5300.21 dated 2002-02-18
Provenance
- Source
- bop.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- bop-ps-2026-09-20
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