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| State Could Give DOC Power To Approve College Credits |
| By indianapublicmedia.org - Brandon Smith |
| Published: 10/19/2012 |
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The Indiana Department of Corrections may soon gain the authority to approve the educational courses inmates can take for degree credit under a change proposed in a legislative study committee. The Department of Corrections currently works with six higher ed institutions to provide college degree programs to inmates. A new proposal presented to the Criminal Code Evaluation Commission would provide the DOC with authority to approve which courses inmates can take for credit, so even if a course would count toward a traditional degree, inmates would have to get the course approved by the state before they could enroll. Commission chairman Ralph Foley says the whole purpose of the education program is to help inmates make a smooth transition to life after prison. Read More. |
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