Education and training release may include, but is not limited to, the types of programs and activities listed in 103 CMR 465.09:
(1) Academic Education:
- (a) Adult Basic Education (A.B.E.)
- (b) English as a Second Language (E.S.L.)
- (c) General Education Development (G.E.D.)
- (d) Remedial Instruction
- (e) High School Courses
- (f) College and University Courses
(2) Vocational Education:
- (a) Agricultural Courses
- (b) Trade Courses
- (c) Industrial Courses
- (d) Home Economics
- (e) Business Education Courses
- (f) Practical Nursing and Health Services related programs
(3) Vocational Training:
- (a) Apprentice Training
- (b) License Preparation
- (c) On-the-job Training
- (d) Job Training Partnership Act (J.T.P.A.) Programs
(4) Risk Reduction/Transitional Programming:
- (a) Substance abuse treatment
- (b) Violence reduction
- (c) Thinking for a change life skills
- (d) Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission Program
- (e) Specific disability, physically handicapped programs, or extensive health care programs
- (f) Counseling, psychological or psychiatric services for the inmate's emotional and mental health needs
- (g) Religious Instruction
- (5) Diagnostic services and testing necessary for determining the nature and scope of education and training programs suitable for the inmate.
- (6) Supportive services and activities mandated by an individualized program plan as essential for participation in an education or training program.