(b) Eligible inmates may accrue earned release credits for participation in:

1. (1) Work practices;
2. (2) Job responsibilities;
3. (3) Good behavior;
4. (4) Involvement in rehabilitative activities; and
5. (5) Education.

(c) The purpose of earned release credits is to incentivize and motivate the inmate to participate in and be responsive to programming and education that target criminogenic needs, and prosocial behaviors that will be effectual in:

1. (1) Increasing public safety;
2. (2) Reducing the likelihood of reoffending; and
3. (3) Promoting the continued prosocial development of the inmate from incarceration into the period of supervision and beyond pursuant to Arkansas Code § 12-29-112.