Section 421.21 - ProgramsPrograms shall be the same as are provided to inmates in the general population, except as inconsistent with the security needs of the DSU. An emphasis shall be placed upon making individualized rehabilitative programming available which has as its goal the return of inmates to the general population. Such opportunities shall be provided whenever feasible, and may be used to assess whether an inmate is appropriate for less restrictive confinement.
(1)Counseling Programs. Counseling sessions shall be arranged upon the request of an inmate confined in a DSU. Counseling shall be coordinated between a correctional counselor assigned to the inmate and a staff member of the Psychological Services of the Department of Correction who shall supervise the counseling of such inmate.(2)Education Programs. Education programs may include individual tutoring, correspondence courses, and wherever appropriate, participation in education programs at such other places designated by the superintendent of the state correctional facility.(3)Employment Programs. Employment programs may include working within the DSU, and wherever appropriate, working in such other places designated by the superintendent of the state correctional facility. The DSU administrator, after considering space and security requirements, may permit an inmate to pursue an avocational interest.(4)Furloughs. An inmate may apply for a furlough and the fact of his confinement in the departmental segregation unit shall not automatically preclude him from receiving a furlough. An inmate may apply to the DSU administrator for consideration in accordance with 103 CMR 463.00: Furloughs.