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Community groups and Outreach highlight GED progress, law‑library access and work‑release concerns
Summary
Outreach reported 16 enrolled in the prison GED program in December with positive pretest and test pass rates; public speakers raised problems with tablet access to law‑library materials, a too‑small TV in the chapel, voter registration efforts and ongoing efforts to restore work release.
Representatives from Outreach and community volunteers addressed the Lackawanna County Prison Board on Jan. 21 with progress reports and several public concerns.
Jennifer Shoemaker of Outreach said the GED program operated inside Lackawanna County Prison had 16 students enrolled in December. Outreach conducted 12 pretests in language arts in December (11 passed), and eight took the language‑arts test with five passes; classes run three days a week with in‑person instructors. Outreach is Pearson VUE registered and said…
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