---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 550.54"
title: "28"
number: "550.54"
heading: "Incentives for RDAP participation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/550.54"
---

# §550.54. Incentives for RDAP participation.

- (a) An inmate may receive incentives for his or her satisfactory participation in the RDAP. Institutions may offer the basic incentives described in [paragraph (a)(1)](#a-1) of this section. Bureau-authorized institutions may also offer enhanced incentives as described in [paragraph (a)(2)](#a-2) of this section.
  - (1) **Basic incentives.**
    - (i) **Limited financial awards, based upon the inmate's achievement/completion of program phases.**
    - (ii) Consideration for the maximum period of time in a community-based treatment program, if the inmate is otherwise eligible.
    - (iii) **Local institution incentives such as preferred living quarters or special recognition privileges.**
    - (iv) Early release, if eligible under [§ 550.55](/cfr/28/550.55.md).
  - (2) **Enhanced incentives.**
    - (i) Tangible achievement awards as permitted by the Warden and allowed by the regulations governing personal property (see [28 CFR part 553](/cfr/28/part553.md)).
    - (ii) Photographs of treatment ceremonies may be sent to the inmate's family.
    - (iii) **Formal consideration for a nearer release transfer for medium and low security inmates.**
- (b) An inmate must meet his/her financial program responsibility obligations (see [28 CFR part 545](/cfr/28/part545.md)) and GED responsibilities (see [28 CFR part 544](/cfr/28/part544.md)) before being able to receive an incentive for his/her RDAP participation.
- (c) If an inmate withdraws from or is otherwise removed from RDAP, that inmate may lose incentives he/she previously achieved.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 74 FR 1897, Jan. 14, 2009, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 3521-3528, 3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4046, 4081, 4082 (Repealed in part as to offenses committed on or after November 1, 1987), 5006-5024 (Repealed October 12, 1984 as to offenses committed after that date), 5039; 21 U.S.C. 848; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; Title V, Pub. L. 91-452, 84 Stat. 933 (18 U.S.C. Chapter 223).