Meritorious Good Time Program Findings and ... - State of Illinois

Findings & Recommendations
Award Determination Factors
Provisional Awards of MGT will require extensive manual review of paper-based and electronic files
Criteria
Method of
evaluation
Form of
data
availability
Method of data
transmittal
Degree
Availability
Degree of
subjectivity
Whether the offender has, under the direction of the
Department, participated in any program services to
assist other offenders during the current commitment
to the Department.
Difficult to evaluate as
there is no formal way of
maintaining the data.
Secondary assignments
are not always tracked.
Primary assignments are
generally always tracked
TBD
Initially via check list and by
computer when system data is
aggregated
May vary—facilities
may not fully enter
into the system
positive indicators.
However, this will be
corrected via training
Low
Whether the offender has successfully participated in
any other program services offered to the offender
during the current commitment to the Department.
It will be assumed that the
offender is meeting the
requirements if they have
not been removed for
disciplinary reasons
Electronically
Initially via check list and by
computer when system data is
aggregated
May vary—facilities
may not fully enter
into the system
positive indicators.
However, this will be
corrected via training
Low
Any exemplary beneficial actions of the offender
during the current commitment to the Department,
including but not limited to:
a) Saving the life of a Department employee or
another committed person;
b) Performing heroic service during a flood, tornado,
or act of God;
c) Volunteering for an exceptionally hazardous or
dangerous assignment; or
d) Assisting in maintaining control during a general
disturbance or in maintaining security.
Difficult to evaluate as
there is no formal way of
maintaining the data
TBD
Initially via check list and by
computer when system data is
aggregated
May vary—facilities
may not fully enter
into the system
positive indicators.
However, this will be
corrected via training
Low
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