TITLE 42 PENAL INSTITUTIONS

Section 5. Correctional Institutions of State and Counties, 42-5-1 through 42-5-125.

ARTICLE 4 GRANTING SPECIAL LEAVES, EMERGENCY LEAVES, AND LIMITED LEAVE PRIVILEGES

42-5-82. Purposes for which special leave may be granted.

A special leave may be granted for the purpose of:

1. Attending educational programs;
2. Improving job skills;
3. Attending trade licensing examinations;
4. Being interviewed for employment;
5. Participating in drug abuse, delinquency, or crime prevention programs;
6. Participating as a volunteer for a nonprofit organization or governmental agency in an activity serving the general public; or
7. For any purpose which the department deems beneficial to both the inmate and the public.

(Ga. L. 1971, p. 342, § 3; Ga. L. 1972, p. 579, § 3.)