Chair presses questions on Magcor's role in prison workforce training
The committee chair told the nominee he is "beyond frustrated" with workforce outcomes for incarcerated individuals and questioned whether MDOC should control such programs or whether responsibilities should shift to Accelerate Mississippi.
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During the nomination hearing, the chair pressed for clearer evidence that Magcor's programs produce meaningful workforce outcomes for incarcerated individuals. He said the state has spent years on workforce initiatives with insufficient results and asked whether the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) should retain control of prison workforce training or whether programs should be consolidated under Accelerate Mississippi or the State Workforce Investment Board.
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