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Prison board hears proposal to restart GED classes; outreach agency seeks $200,117 budget
Summary
The board reviewed a recommendation to contract Outreach to restart GED classes at the Lackawanna County Prison with a one-year budget of $200,117.33; provider and warden cited one-time equipment costs and initial overtime to stand up testing and classes.
The Lackawanna County Prison board heard a recommendation in March 2025 to award a contract to Outreach to restart a certified GED program at the county jail, with a proposed first-year budget of $200,117.33.
Board members and public commenters said the program matters because it affects inmate education, testing availability and use of existing canteen funds to pay for instruction. Outreach and the warden told the board the higher-than-expected first-year cost reflects one-time equipment purchases and initial overtime to get the program running and certified as a testing site.
Warden (title given in the meeting as “Warden”) told the board the single proposal received in response to the advertised GED RFP came from Outreach and “their proposal has been found to cover all the qualifications outlined in the RFP and is my recommendation that Outreach is approved to be the GED…
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