BOP Program Statement 5410.01 § 8

FTCs are awarded based on the inmate’s eligibility to earn credit, completion of the PATTERN

and SPARC-13 assessments, and ongoing participation in programs designed to reduce the risk

of recidivating. Once an inmate is in earning status, they will remain in earning status unless or

until the limitations outlined in the previous section of this Program Statement are applied.

FTCs are auto-calculated based on 30-day increments in earning status. Partial credit will not be

awarded. FTCs will be credited on a monthly basis agency-wide, as well as during the inmate’s

regularly scheduled Program Reviews, based on a completed 30-day period. No FTCs will post

to the inmate’s record if he/she has not accrued 30 days in earning status. Rather, any days in

FTC earning status will carry over to the next monthly cycle, and the inmate will receive all

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applicable FTCs at that time.

For example: If the first monthly posting of FTCs for an inmate occurs only five days after

completing their initial assessments and going into earning status, no FTCs will post to the

inmate’s record as they have not yet accrued 30 days in earning status. Rather, the five days will

carry over to the next monthly cycle, and the inmate will receive the FTCs at the end of the

second month. If later, the inmate goes into FRP Refuse or declines a recommended needs-related program and goes into opt out status, the inmate is no longer in earning status, and

therefore, stops accruing days toward FTCs and no FTCs will post to the inmate’s record. Once

the inmate returns to earning status, they will resume accruing days toward the earning of FTCs.

FSA Time Credit Assessments (FTC Worksheets) will be automatically uploaded to the

Inmate Central File during each auto-calculation. Inmates will be provided a copy of the

most recent FTC Worksheet during regularly scheduled program reviews.