IMS Case Plan
Religious Services
Tablets
Misc.
PES
100

The Substance Abuse assessment

TCUD- Texas Christian University Drug Screening

100

True/False: on holy days are inmates provided feast foods?

True, on holy days outlined in the Religious Services Handbook, inmates can participate in approved feasts (i.e. Wiccans eat cake/juice for the solstice). 

100

APDS stands for

American Prison Data Systems

100

Who oversees inmate weddings?

DOTs oversee weddings on the site level while PSD oversees the policy

100

PES is an abbreviation for

Program Engagement Strategy

200

Name one of the providers that offers programming for the DOC

Spectrum and Wellpath

200

How often can an inmate change their religion?

Once a year

200

Institution that has not received APDS tablets

SBCC

200

True/False: Massachusetts mandates programming for offenders

FALSE!!!

200

4 DOC facilities that have adopted PES

Norfolk, Concord, Shirley, and Gardner

300

What assessment must be completed first- Needs or Risk?

Risk Assessment

300

How do inmates request religious items that are not approved for their faith?

Inmate completes a Religious Services Request Form which is then reviewed by the Religious Services Committee

300

If an inmate damages a tablet how much can they be charged for restitution? 

$375

300

Two service dog training programs

NEADS and American Vet Dogs

300

Non-compliant inmates lose the following three privleges

Housing, job assignment, and seniority date

400

ONLY program that meets the Substance Abuse need area

CRA- Correctional Recovery Academy

400

Number of faiths the agency recognizes

21

400

True/False: Inmates can access music and games on their APDS tablet

FALSE!!! This tablet is purely educational

400

When would a CPO complete MI Intervention

When an inmates declines core programming

400

Can imates be removed from programming (I.E industries) when they are not compliant with core programming?

NO!!!!

500

Core programming for female offenders

Pathway

500

 RLUIPA is an abbreviation for

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act

500

How many inmates can engage in a Spectrum virtual classroom

25

500

Number of 2022 volunteers

Approximately 700

500

When and where was PES first implemented?

2014 at MCI-Norfolk