Sec. 1800.2. Purpose  


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  • There is a present need to provide to selected young inmates a special six-month program of shock incarceration, stressing a highly structured routine of discipline, intensive regimentation, exercise and work therapy, together with substance abuse workshops, education, prerelease counseling and self-improvement counseling. If an inmate successfully completes the shock incarceration program, he or she will be eligible for parole release and will be awarded a certificate of earned eligibility pursuant to Correction Law, sections 805 and 807.