| 1. Remission awards shall be based on a prisoner's level of industrious performance as reported in appraisals of his performance and shall result in a remission credit in accordance with the following categories: |
| (a) |
average
performance-15 days remission credit;
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| (b) |
fair
performance-8 to 14 days remission credit; and |
| (c) |
unsatisfactory
performance-O to 7 days remission credit. |
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| 2. A Remission Award Committee shall be established in every British Columbia correctional centre, camp, or unit. |
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| 3.
(a) The Remission Award Committee shall be composed
of an officer in charge of the unit who shall be the chairperson, a shift
supervisor, and one other officer appointed by the local director. |
| (b) |
In
those correction centres, camps, or units where subsection (a) above is
declared to be inapplicable by the commissioner, the Remission Award Committee
shall be composed of such officer(s) as designated by the local director |
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| 4. The responsibilities of the Remission Award Committee shall be as follows: |
| (a) |
to
meet monthly and consider prisoner performance appraisals submitted by
Corrections Branch officers;
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| (b) |
to
determine the number of days of remission to be credited each sentenced
prisoner; and |
| (c) |
to
notify prisoners, records officers, and any other persons deemed advisable
of the remission award. |
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| 5. A prisoner performance appraisal shall include the evaluation of a prisoner's industrious application to the program in which he participates, which may include work, training, leisure, living unit or community activities, and shall include an evaluation of the degree to which he co-operates with others in the course of his participation in these activities.
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| 6. Every person submitting a performance appraisal shall consider the categories provided under section 1 above and shall provide example(s) of performance relative to the category selected. |
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| 7. There shall be a minimum of one prisoner appraisal per month from each program activity described in section 5 above in which the prisoner participates. |
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| 8. Remission awards shall be credited at month end or at times of transfer.
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| 9. Remission awards for incomplete months shall be made on a pro rata basis.
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| 10. (a) A prisoner who is not satisfied with a remission award may, within seven days of receipt of said award, apply in writing to the district director for a review of the decision made by the Remission Award Committee.
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| (b) |
Within
two weeks of receipt of a prisoner's request for review, the district
director shall examine the basis on which the Remission Award Committee's
decision was made, determine the validity of the prisoner's request, and
advise the prisoner and the chairperson of the Remission Award Committee
of his decision to |
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(i) |
confirm the remission award credited, |
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(ii) |
increase the number of remission days credited, |
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(iii) |
reduce the number of remission days credited, or |
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(iv) |
direct the Remission Award Committee to reexamine its decision. |
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| 11. A prisoner serving the indeterminate portion of a definite indeterminate sentence shall be eligible to receive a remission award. |
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| G.B.
GARDOM |
| Attorney-General |
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| W.R.
BENNETT |
| Presiding Member of the Executive Council |
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