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Community College of Vermont expands in-prison classes; officials seek wired facilities and track reentry outcomes
Summary
CCV and DOC officials described a multi-pronged corrections-education program: 120 incarcerated students enrolled in CCV classes, staff and family vouchers, and a new reentry voucher pilot. Speakers asked the legislature and broadband program for funds to expand controlled, secure connectivity in facilities.
Community College of Vermont officials and Department of Corrections staff told a legislative committee that the CCV corrections-education program has enrolled about 120 incarcerated students, offers vouchers for DOC staff and families, and is piloting reentry vouchers for people leaving custody.
Why it matters: Education inside correctional facilities is presented as a tool for reentry and workforce development. CCV and DOC officials asked the committee to support efforts to bring secured educational networks into facilities so more classes and vocational training can be offered.
Program overview and funding: Joyce Judy, President of the Community College of Vermont, said CCV began offering classes inside Vermont prisons after a 2017 pilot supported by the J. Warren and Lois McClure Foundation. CCV later secured a congressional earmark from Senator Sanders to scale the program; Judy said that award provided a runway and that sustained operations will…
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