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| Prison inmates need more education |
| By thereporter.com |
| Published: 12/07/2009 |
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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation appears to be following the "last in, first out" rule, putting rehabilitation and education programs on the chopping block as it strives to trim $1.2 billion from its overall budget. That's a bit over a 10 percent cut. Yet the decision to slash $250 million from rehabilitation and education services will reduce those programs by more than one-third. These are the programs the state beefed up two years ago, after a decade of studies showed that dealing with things like low literacy levels and substance abuse would save money in the long run by reducing recidivism rates. Those programs have barely had time to get off the ground, and now they are being slashed. At California State Prison, Solano, more than three dozen teachers have been told to expect layoffs in January. Prison officials plan to fill the resulting gap with independent study, inmate tutors and peer counselors. There's nothing wrong with asking inmates to pitch in and share what they've learned with each other. In fact, teaching and mentoring others is a great way to reinforces skills. But let us acknowledge that prisons are not filled with people who generally excel at independent study. If inmates could learn on their own, they probably wouldn't be in prison to begin with. Read More. |
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