NCJ Number
48980
Date Published
1975
Length
193 pages
Annotation
THE DEVELOPMENT, PILOT IMPLEMENTATION, AND INTERIM EVALUATION OF AN EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR INMATES AT THE MARIN COUNTY, CALIF., JAIL ARE DOCUMENTED.
Abstract
A DETAILED ACCOUNT IS PRESENTED OF THE INVESTIGATIVE WORK THAT PRECEDED ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING: AN ASSESSMENT OF INMATE EDUCATION NATIONWIDE; INTERVIEWS WITH MARIN COUNTY OFFICIALS AND EDUCATORS; A SURVEY OF THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF MARIN COUNTY JAIL INMATES; AND VISITS TO NEARBY PRISONS TO OBSERVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS. PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT PHASES (I.E., SUBMITTING PROPOSALS, OBTAINING NEEDED LEGISLATION AND FUNDING, EMPLOYING AND ORIENTING A TEACHER, DESIGNING A CURRICULUM) ARE DOCUMENTED. PILOT OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM IS EVALUATED, AS IS THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PROGRAM MET ITS GOALS IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL AND EARLY OPERATIONAL PHASES. IN THE 3-MONTH TRIAL PERIOD, THE PROGRAM ENROLLED 50 INMATES, 17 OF WHOM WERE WORKING TOWARD GRADUATE EQUIVALENT DEGREE (GED) CERTIFICATES AND 4 OF WHOM COMPLETED THE GED REQUIREMENTS. AFTER ITS TRIAL PERIOD, THE PROGRAM WAS APPROVED FOR THE 1974-75 YEAR. A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SUPPORTING DATA AND DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED. (LKM)