Looking back upon the experience of creating a course, seeking approval, and teaching it, I see tremendous growth in myself. And I see more. I have now come to a greater understanding of what it takes to be a prison educator and what it means to be a prisoner-student. Now that I’ve been on both
When Prison Education Programs are Cut, We All Lose By Janice Chamberlin I teach literacy and GED classes to 50 adult male inmates each day. In 2010, Indiana literacy, GED, and Vocational prison educators were told our services were no longer needed. We became victims of the economy and the current trend of “restructuring,” better
The regulations for interviewing a federal prisoner are contained in Program Statement PS1480.05. What follows are excerpts of this policy. They pertain to anyone interested in interviewing Mr. Zoukis in person. Do note that Mr. Zoukis can also be interviewed via phone, email, or mail. ELIGIBILITY: Those desiring to interview Mr. Zoukis in person must
District Judge Ann M. Donnelly recently granted the Plaintiffs’ motion to amend their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint against the Suffolk County, New York jail, the county sheriff, and several officers. The complaint, initially brought by a class of female prisoners housed at the jail, alleges a pattern of sexual assault and harassment at the
On December 19, 2016, the First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the convictions of several former public officials in Massachusetts for their roles in a hiring scheme at the Office of the Commissioner of Probation (OCP). The defendants, Elizabeth V. Tavares, John J. O’Brien, and William H. Burke III, were high-ranking officials in the OCP.