Delaware § 6704 - Establishment of boot camp programs.

§ 6704. Establishment of boot camp programs.

(a) The Bureau of Prisons may establish 1 or more regimented boot camp inmate training programs. Subject to appropriations therefor, each such program shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) A military-style intensive physical training and discipline component;

(2) An educational and vocational component, emphasizing job-seeking skills;

(3) A health education component;

(4) A substance abuse education and treatment component, which shall be structured as an integral part of the boot camp program; and

(5) Such other activities as may be deemed appropriate and effective by the Bureau.

(b) The Bureau may establish and enforce standards for the boot camp program, and each component set forth in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(5) of this section.

(c) The boot camp facilities and all boot camp participants should be effectively separated from the general inmate population, and shall be supervised by a specially-trained staff.

(d) The boot camp program shall be 6 months in duration; provided however, that any participant who is assigned to the program shall remain in the program at least 1 month, unless the camp commander, in the commander’s discretion, determines otherwise. In exceptional cases, a participant may be retained in the program in order to join the next following class if the additional time spent in the program is, in the opinion of the Bureau, needed to allow such person to complete the program successfully after illness or other circumstance has delayed such person’s normal progress through the program.

(e) Selection for participation in a boot camp program is a privilege, and not a right. No person has the right to participate in a boot camp program.

70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 244, §  1;