THE MANUAL CONSIDERS WHY RECREATION AND LEISURE PROGRAMMING IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES IS NOT MEETING INMATES', NEEDS, NOR PROVING ITS VALUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL WHO EVALUATE PROGRAMS AND ALLOCATE RESOURCES WITHIN PENAL SYSTEMS. RECREATION AND LEISURE ARE DEFINED, AND BARRIERS TO LEISURE DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS STRATEGIES FOR REMOVING THEM ARE DELINEATED. LEISURE FACILITATION MODELS ARE REVIEWED; AND LEISURE COUNSELING, INTENDED TO HELP INMATES ESTABLISH A SET OF LEISURE VALUES, IS DISCUSSED. ALSO PRESENTED IS AN OVERVIEW OF LEISURE COUNSELING TECHNIQUES, SUCH AS VALUE CLARIFICATION, RELAXATION THERAPY, CLIENT-CENTERED THERAPY, BEHAVIOR THERAPY, AND RATIONAL EMOTIVE THERAPY. INSTRUMENTS FOR LEISURE ASSESSMENT ARE REVIEWED, INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTIVE LEISURE ACTIVITY SURVEY, THE LEISURE ACTIVITIES BLANK, THE LEISURE INTEREST INVENTORY, THE MIRENDA LEISURE INTEREST FINDER, THE PIE OF LIFE, AND THE NUELINGER AND BREIT QUESTIONNAIRE. A STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAM OF LEISURE AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES IS DEVELOPED. THE PROCESS MODEL UTILIZES FEEDBACK FROM PREVIOUS PROGRAMS TO CONTINUALLY UPGRADE NEW PROGRAM EFFORTS. FINALLY, MODEL PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE SAN QUENTIN DRAMA WORKSHOP AND LEAVENWORTH'S ANNUAL PUBLIC ART SHOWS, ARE DESCRIBED. FOOTNOTES AND OVER 50 REFERENCES ARE INCLUDED.