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| Inmate Education on the Rise |
| By The Kentucky Northerner |
| Published: 12/05/2005 |
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Thanks to a partnership between Northern Kentucky University's Steely Library and the Kenton County Detention Center, a new partnership will increase inmate literacy. The partnership is called "Library Link: Bettering Life In, Life Out" and is the result of a grant. Through the program, the goal is to increase literacy and education among the center's inmates. NKU professors and even a few students pile books onto carts and wheel them through the center, and passing them out to inmates. "In the jail, it's difficult," said Steely Library faculty member Threasa Wesley. "They have nothing to do. They're overcrowded. Anything you can do-like reading-it's probably pretty appealing." Wesley said there is an indirect correlation between literacy and recidivism. Part of the research done by the faculty shows that the more education an individual has, the less likely it is for the person to be arrested again. The books are on a variety of subjects, but the most emphasis is placed on non-fiction books that are available-namely self-help books. The books cover topics such as learning to deal with finances, how to write a resume, deal with stress and GED preparation. "Most people (in the detention center) have had a life situation they weren't prepared for," Wesley said. She also said personnel from the center have said they see fewer problems when the inmates are reading. Colonel Rodney Ballard is the chief deputy of administration at the center. He's also an NKU graduate. Ballard believes that the self-help books are what the inmates need. "It can teach them how to write a resume or how to fill out an application," Ballard said. "It's stuff we take for granted. Most people had parents to help them with that." Ballard said that he's excited about the program and is proud of the efforts of the center in providing the opportunities to the inmates that they have. "In the last two years, 109 people here got their GEDs," he said. Ballard is also proud of NKU. "My university had the foresight to think outside the box. They taught me to think harder and do better-they're providing the same encouragement for inmates here," he said. "We couldn't have gotten to first base without NKU." |
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