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Community college outlines expanded prison-education program, asks committee to back facility technology upgrades
Summary
Officials from the Community College presented a multi-strand corrections education program funded by a $4.5 million congressional grant and Second Chance Pell eligibility, and asked the committee to support facility technology upgrades so vocational and technical courses can be delivered at scale.
Joyce Judy, college administrator, told the committee that the college has expanded prison-based education since 2018 and now operates four strands of programming for incarcerated students, corrections staff and families, and reentry students.
The program, Judy said, received a $4.5 million congressional directed spending grant secured with support from Senator Bernie Sanders and has been granted the ability to enroll incarcerated students under a Second Chance Pell arrangement and Title IV financial aid. Judy said that combination created a sustainable funding on-ramp after pilot support from the McClure Foundation.
Brad O'Connor, director of corrections education, described program goals as reducing recidivism, strengthening the workforce and improving lives. He said the program currently offers general-education courses in four facilities (including Northern…
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