New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 7 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
Chapter XI - Shock Incarceration
Part 1800 - Shock Incarceration Program
Section 1800.2 - Purpose

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.