Hello again!
So you want to help out, but don't know how?
Creating a running a program isn't free and can always be better. If you guys have any ideas or offers the English 304 Community Education Program project committee would love hear from you!
Feel free to contact us at Eng4inmates@gamil.com or contact me directly at marcolaiti@gmail.com.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
What we are really doing
Hello my
curious readers!
A lot of you
already know that the English 304 Community Education Program is proposing a
program to educate the inmates of the Federal Correctional Institute Morgantown.
This post is to help you guys better understand exactly what it is we are
trying to do.
The goal of “Job
Help for Inmates” (our program name) is of course to reduce recidivism rates
for the greater Morgantown area. To do this we are implementing a six week
program for inmates to teach them how to write cover letters, resumes, and how
to go about finding a job once released from prison. All inmates convicted of
non-violent crimes will be eligible for the program taught by Dr. Robert
Reibold, a retired economics professor who has graciously volunteered his time.
The class will have a text book (Ferguson
Guide to Resumes and Job Hunting Skills: A Step by Step Guide to Preparing for
Your Job Search) that they will have access to outside of class if they so
choose, as well as laptops available in class to construct and edit their
resumes and cover letters.
The goal of
our program is not to provide them with a substitute high school education, but
to provide them with the tools and educations to overcome the challenges of
living with a criminal record.
Feel free to
post any questions you guys have regarding what we are proposing for this
program. I love seeing your interests in what we are doing!!
Interesting Statistics
Hello again
everyone!
In order to truly
understand any program people need to understand the need for it. Below I have
listed some mind blowing statistics we found in our research, with hyperlinks
to their sources….Enjoy!!
- The Journal for Vocational Special Needs
Education written by the American Institutes for Research stated that only “43%
of adult prisoners in the United States in 2003 had completed high school." http://www.specialpopulations.org/Vol
30-2 Chapters/JVSNEVol30-2_Winter08_LitBehindBars_Ch4.pdf
- In the 2009 New York Times article, Study Finds
High Rate of Imprisonment Among Dropouts, a report on 2008 unemployment rates
found that “54 percent of dropouts ages 16 to 24 were jobless, compared with 32
percent for high school graduates of the same age, and 13 percent for those
with a college degree." http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/education/09dropout.html?_r=1
- We Used the Three-State
Recidivism Study as an example, it showed that there is a statistically
significant decrease in recidivism for inmates who receive some form of
education. The case studied subjects in
Maryland, Minnesota, and Ohio. When the results of all three states were
brought together, these were the results: re-arrest--48% in participating group
vs. 57% in non-participating group, re-conviction--27% in the participating
group vs. 35% in the non-participating group and re-incarceration--21% in the
participating group vs. 31% in the non-participating group. http://www.ceanational.org/PDFs/EdReducesCrime.pdf
- In the general population, 18 percent of
individuals do not have a high school diploma or a General Educational Development
(GED) diploma. However, when looking at data for inmate population, numbers
conclude that 40 percent of those in state or federal prisons do not have one
of these diplomas. http://www.urban.org/projects/reentry-roundtable/upload/Contardo.pdf
So that’s
it. Just a couple of interesting statistics that I hope helped to solidify in
your minds the need for programs like the one we are creating.
What is Recidivism?
Greetings members, non-members, volunteers, and people of interest!!
As many of you already know the English 304 Community Education Program is proposing a project to reduce recidivism rates. What does this mean? What is this recidivism you speak of?
Definition: Recidivism is simply the number of inmates that return to prison after being released.
As many of you already know the English 304 Community Education Program is proposing a project to reduce recidivism rates. What does this mean? What is this recidivism you speak of?
Definition: Recidivism is simply the number of inmates that return to prison after being released.
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