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Prison education partners urge internet-enabled training as Nevada DOC rolls out tablets
Summary
Speakers at the Nevada Board of State Prison Commissioners meeting called for expanded digital access to support vocational and college programs as the Department of Corrections begins a statewide tablet rollout that officials say will not replace in-person visits.
Jared Orcutt, an educational partnership programs coordinator at Truckee Meadows Community College, told the Board of State Prison Commissioners on June 13 that higher-education access inside prisons changed his life and can do the same for others.
"Access to higher education builds internal architecture, a moral and cognitive framework that's missing in prison," Orcutt said, describing how TMCC's computer lab at Northern Nevada Transitional Housing helped him pursue HVAC and degree work after incarceration.
Orcutt and Jeff Hawkins, who said he represents Companion Automotive and Western Nevada College, urged the board and Nevada Department of Corrections officials to enable Internet-style access for vocational…
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