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| A Look at the Prison Education System |
| By kionrightnow.com |
| Published: 11/12/2009 |
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Soledad, Calif- Central Coast News takes you behind the bars, and into the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad. But budget cuts are forcing changes at the prison. We're taking you in depth to give you an idea of what they mean for you. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says there are about 25,000 parolees living along the Central Coast and Bay area. Central Coast News Reporter Shannon Hogan found out what convicts do and learn in prison plays a role in how they fit back into society. There are 6,000 inmates at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad. Once released about 70% of them will be back behind bars. But the prison system says with a little education and vocational training they can reduce that by up to 15%. Laurence Lang is a convicted murderer. He's served 29 years behind bars and for 10 of them he has worked in this print shop, “I've caused a lot of pain and I've done things that I’am not proud of and all I can do is ask society for another chance,” said Laurence Lang. Lang is just one of thousands of inmates who have received education and training while doing time. Dennis Chan committed a crime as a 17 year old juvenile. 24 years later, he’s laterality grown up in prison. He learned English, and earned his AGED along with trade certifications in janitorial, graphic arts and printing trades. He'll likely rejoin society as a free man in the next few months and because of his CTF training Chan already has a job lined up when he is released, “I'm trying to be positive trying to increase my opportunity to better myself and my family. I’m trying to stay away from prison that’s it,” said Chan. Read More. |
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