BOP Program Statement 5370.12 § 2

(a) Leisure activities are a wide range of activities in which inmates may participate when not

performing assigned duties. Leisure activities include participation in organized and informal

games, sports, physical fitness, table games, hobbycrafts, music programs, intramural activities,

social and cultural organizations, movies, and stage shows. Religious activities, psychological

services, and education classes are not included within this definition, except when they are used

specifically to encourage knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to leisure activity involvement.

(b) Organized activities are those activities accounted for by registration or roster of individual

participants, and occur at a scheduled time and place.

(c) Art work includes all paintings and sketches rendered in any of the usual media (oils, pastels,

crayons, pencils, inks, and charcoal).

(d) Hobbycraft activities include ceramics, leatherwork, models, clay, mosaics, crochet, knitting,

sculptures, woodworking, lapidary, and other forms consistent with institution guidelines.

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(e) Inmate wellness program activities include screening, assessments, goal setting,

fitness/nutrition prescriptions and counseling.

(f) At-risk inmate. For the purposes of this program statement, the term at-risk inmate is used to

describe those who have been identified by any Bureau staff member through observation that is

reluctant to participate in recreational activities and referred to the Recreation department

because they:

■ are overweight or have a negative health history;

■ have a negative attitude toward physical fitness or exercise programs;

■ have a cognitive, physical, or emotional disability/needs; and/or

■ have other physical or psychological problems.

Enrollment in the At-Risk Program is voluntary.