The North Carolina Department of Corrections has teamed up with the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill’s Friday Center for Continuing Education to provide tuition-free university courses and education services for incarcerated men and women throughout North Carolina. What an excellent opportunity for inmates in North Carolina to receive college degrees! The Correctional Education
In conjunction with the Center for Criminology and Criminal Justice and Florida State University comes the National Juvenile Justice Education Clearinghouse. This vast project collects and consolidates information and data concerning juvenile justice. The purpose of the National Juvenile Justice Education Clearinghouse is to provide a place where juvenile justice educators can research and share
By Sean Shively
These four words came from the movie Water Boy, with Adam Sandier. In the movie, he played a character whose name was Bobby Boucher. His friend, Townie, played by Rob Schneider had faith in Bobby that he could succeed at playing football. He would always say to Bobby, “You can do it!”
I have had the privilege of being a G.E.D. prisoner tutor in the Department of Corrections for the last five months. I have also had the honor to work for Ms. Chamberlin, the G.E.D. teacher at my dorm. She has a great compassion for instilling her students with a desire to succeed, and to further their education even after they receive their G.E.D. Ms. Chamberlin has a keen insight into what it takes to be a prison teacher; she truly is an inspiration and a role model as well.
For many of us, reading is a part of our daily life. Yet some adults and youth have not been exposed to literature or may not even know how to read. Reading can help enlighten the mind, help with character building, and help transform lives. Changing Lives Through Literature began in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in
While many like to talk about correspondence correctional education as a viable option for individual incarcerated students, few understand the true costs associated with such education or the limitations involved. In an effort to bring the true costs and limitations to light, I present an analysis of 4 different regionally accredited college correspondence programs based upon my personal experience.
Correspondence Correctional Education Costs
Cost is often the paramount concern when selecting a correspondence correctional education program. While many profess that correspondence college courses cost “a few hundred dollars,” few know exactly what the term “a few” really means. Let me share a few current examples.
When it comes to discipline, consistency is the name of the game. I can’t stress enough we have to be consistent in all we do. If the students don’t know what is expected of them from one day to the next, they become frustrated. They’ll also be more likely to cause trouble. If they know the consequences, and that they will be held accountable in a fair and predictable manner, behaviors will be less troublesome in the long run.
I used consistency when raising my own children. I used it when I was teaching in the public and the private schools. I have had very good luck with running a consistent, predictable program. There are days when I feel tired and don’t want to be consistent, but it is really important to stick with the plan.
By Robert Tashbook
I’ve always wanted to be a travel writer, staying in exclusive resorts, eating meals fit for a king. An ad in a writing magazine finally provided my big break. They wanted neophyte travel writers seeking to get into this exciting business. The only requirement was to visit an appropriate location and write a review. They would select the best one and offer the writer a contract.
Luckily for me, I was currently at a fine establishment — part of a national chain with over 100 locations — offering both lodging and dining. Hopefully then, this review will launch me on my new career.
By Sean Shively
The suspense in the courtroom is thick enough to cut with a knife. I am waiting for the jury to come back into the courtroom with their decision on my case. A door opens and the twelve jurors start filing towards their seats. My stomach starts to cramp and I feel nauseous. The jury takes their seats and a deathly silence permeates the courtroom. The absence of sound is so deafening that when the judge’s gavel hits his desk, the reverberation causes my heart to palpitate.
As I sit at my desk working on my latest English paper, the noise is deafening. Men locked in their cells, yet shouting. The sound of their fists and feet colliding with their steel cell doors reverberates around the housing unit. All of these sounds are carried to my cell – cell 91 – through the space below the door and through the vent.
Nevertheless, I attempt to work, but the noise is more than a mild distraction. It’s as if I’m being tapped on the shoulder each time I start a new sentence. Just when I think it can’t get any worse…it does. The idiots are now beating on the walls, floors, and ceilings of their cells. A football game must be on the TV.