General Programs

The Inmate Canteen is provided for inmates to purchase approved items (CPP 17.1).  The canteen schedule and current price list is posted in the living units and at the Canteen.  The Canteen is opened six (6) days per week, Monday through Saturday, and closed on Sunday and selected holidays.  Holidays will be reflected on the canteen schedule.

Each inmate may spend a maximum of $75.00 per week to purchase canteen items.  The issued inmate I.D. card contains a bar code, which is used to debit the inmate’s account for canteen purchases. 

During state pay weeks, the canteen schedule shall designate days on which specific living units may go to the Canteen. On non-state pay weeks, each living unit is assigned a five (5) minute early let out after clearance of the morning and noon counts for the Canteen on a rotating basis.  The Canteen is operated by the posted schedule and may be opened to other inmates only if the number in line is 10 or less.  Special permission will be made for disabled inmates or inmates who miss their regular canteen day due to a court trip, outside medical trip, or other justified reason. 

Inmates shall check all purchases before leaving the immediate area of the Canteen.  A refund or exchange shall only be allowed within 30 days of purchase if there is a manufacturer defect.  Canteen receipts of all purchases should be kept for a 30 day period and may be used for proof of purchase. 

Warranties, receipts, and all documents necessary to show date of purchase and sending of warranty card shall be the responsibility of the inmate.

Profits from the Inmate Canteen go to benefit the inmate population such as paying for cable TV and recreation equipment.  The price charged on items is based on a mark up of 20% and is determined by a statewide Canteen Board.  An annual independent audit is performed on the Inmate Canteen.

The Recreational Programs are designed to reduce idleness, tensions, and monotony; to promote physical fitness, to build mental alertness and develop interaction in work with others.  The Recreation Program involves both athletic and cultural activities including, but not limited to, individual and team sports, weight lifting, table games, music, painting, drama and handicrafts. 

Channel 8 is the institutional cable television channel.  Weekly Channel 8 produces news programs, keeps the inmate population informed on policy changes, coming up recreational events or activities on the yard.  This channel is produced by inmates for inmates.

Inmates shall have constitutional rights to practice their religion subject only to limitations necessary to maintain the institution’s order and security.  The Interfaith Chapel Program includes many weekly worship and educational opportunities.  A Chapel schedule is posted on each unit’s bulletin board and at the Chapel.  The Chapel employs a full-time Chaplain.  In addition, volunteers assist in providing for the religious and spiritual needs of the inmate population.  A religious survey is taken yearly to determine the needs and make-up of the current population. 

A variety of interfaith services are offered.  The Chaplain also assists the inmate in instances of inmate marriage after the inmate completes the application process with their Classification Treatment Officer.  The Chaplain also assists inmates with emergencies.

All special religious diets are to be coordinated through the Chaplain.

Library services include a reader’s advisory service that helps provide users suitable materials, information services to locate facts and information, 20/20 Reading Program and inter-library loan programs.  Magazines, newspapers, books on tape and music are also available.  The Library is located within the Academic School (Building 4F).  The Special Management Unit (SMU) shall only receive soft back books and service is provided to them on a weekly basis.  Research/archival purposes can take place anytime the Library is open

Inmate activities are open to all inmates and serve to promote good morale.  Aiding in this effort are various inmate clubs and organizations.  It is the intention of these groups to help provide a base for improvement of certain areas of personal development in which the person may be experiencing difficulty.  Among the groups and organizations are the Image Club, Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Fine Arts Club, Veterans Club, Audio Visual Club, Shakespeare Behind Bars, Outreach Program, AODA, Pathfinders, and NAACP*. 

*NAACP is inactive at this time.  However, ongoing efforts are being made to reconstitute the LLCC Chapter of NAACP.

The inmate grievance process is a method for inmates to seek solutions to their problems or complaints after all other efforts to resolve the problem have failed.

Inmates, who are trained in the inmate grievance process, staff the inmate grievance office.  They shall attempt to informally resolve a grievance.  If that should be unsuccessful, they shall help process a grievance through an inmate grievance committee and the various stages of the appeal process.  Grievance forms are obtained from the Grievance Office or any assigned Grievance Aide.  The Grievance Committee, usually, shall be held weekly and committee members are rotated weekly.

In order to assure each inmate’s right of access to the courts, the institution will maintain a Legal Office.  This office is located within the Academic School, Building 4-F.  The Legal Aides work on an appointment basis and the Legal Library is open to the general population for independent research at specified times.  Legal Aides are also available to serve as representatives in Adjustment Committee proceedings.  Inmates housed in the Special Management Unit (SMU) shall only have access to the Legal Aide who is specifically assigned on the rotation schedule.

Additionally, written policy grants inmates the rights to reasonable access to the courts and other services related to legal matters.  It is also the inmate’s rights to have access to attorneys and other legal counsel, and to be able to make confidential contact with counsel by way of telephone communications, uncensored correspondence and visitation.

Assigned Legal Aides are responsible for assisting inmates in legal matters and receive institutional pay.  Legal Aides are not allowed to accept money, cigarettes or any other compensation for carrying out their assignments.  A rotating schedule of available Legal Aides will be posted in each housing unit and law library.

Legal Aides complete a training course provided by the Department of Public Advocacy, however they are not attorneys.  The institution assumes no responsibility for the quality of Legal Aide Work or assistance.  Neither does the institution assume any responsibility for deadlines missed by Legal Aides or lost materials.  It is still the inmate's responsibility to make the final decision relative to their case or legal actions and meet any court ordered deadlines.

The Legal Office runs a Legal Window from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Monday through Friday.  Services that are available are notary services, legal copies and legal mail out.  Case Law is copied from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

At present, the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex has two Correctional Industries: Data Processing and Printing.  These jobs generally pay higher than other institutional jobs and provide a stable work experience as well as a chance to learn a trade.