How do people in prison earn college degrees?

Question

Is it in-house prison education, distance learning or something else?

Also with the fact that many of them may not even have a high-school diploma.

Answer 1

Some of the more progressive prisons have offered classes for GEDs or college credits. Also some offer classes where a skill can be learned so they are not just let out into the free society with nothing and return to crime. Recidivism rates are usually considerably lower in these facilities.

Answer 2

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Hello Tex. Under the "new" Corrections and Rehabilitation rules, inmates have gotten full 4 year degrees completely free of charge in the belief that if they have a good education behind them, they will turn away from a life of crime and become productive citizens. This is a Catch-22 deal though. The degrees are from from accredited universities and all classes are done over secured monitors with a direct link only to the college ( not "on line" or through the internet). The degree itself only states the name of the college and says nothing at all about a correctional facility. The degree is totally valid. The problems that have arisen since this started is running standard background checks and filling out employment applications. Ex inmates can't offer anything other than the truth when asked about a 5 year lapse in the work force and the moment they say "prison", they aren't hired. Same thing with a background check. Most jobs that will utilize a college degree will run a background check and they will fail. Somehow, this small part of the system had been overlooked by the liberals running our justice department. I have seen inmates return to prison claiming they could not find any employment even with their degrees. I hope this helps and you can find it useful

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Answer 4

It is done through correspondence courses. Some prisons (not all of them!) have college education programs. They establish agreements with colleges and universities. These agreements allow inmates to enroll in classes (they are called correspondence courses) in these colleges. All these classes are done through mail and through video tapes (inmates attend these classes inside of a prison during which they watch a class lecture recorded on a video tape). All these classes are paid classes. Inmates pay regular tuition rates (but this might be not always the case). Inmates can earn scholarships and pay some percentage of their tuition by scholarships.
In my understanding, inmates can take as many classes as they want (as long as these classes are available); however, these classes do not get them the degree itself. They just remain on their transcripts. However, by the time inmates get released from prison, they can transfer these classes to a regular college they want to attend on the outside and these classes will be counted toward a degree. That is why it is absolutely IMPORTANT to plan these classes carefully while in prison and take only the ones that can be transferred and applied towards the degree in the future, after the inmate's release.

Normally, the classes that can be transferred and applied towards any kind of degree include:

Psychology 101
History
Art History
Art
Mathematics
Algebra
English I (writing and composition)
English II (critical thinking)
Chemistry
Physics
Anthropology

Unfortunately, NOT all prisons have these programs. Only very few of them.


Many inmates without the high school diploma earn GED while in prison. Their counselors provide them with all the necessary information on how to obtain GED. Also, their relatives can mail them the GED preparation course textbook through Amazon.com or Barnes&Nobles websites. Other websites can do it as well.

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How do people in prison earn college degrees?
Is it in-house prison education, distance learning or something else?

Answer 6

Anyone can and do get a college degree anywhere they are; even from home & on the internet ! It's a great opportunity for us all.

Answer 7

They have classes in prison. College courses and GED courses.

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Answer 9

Even without formal education opportunities, if you have access to a decent library and more than a year with nothing better to do, ANYONE can learn more than the average college education.

Answer 10

they have teachers like we do on the out side come in and teach them .also they have to get there G.E.D first.The teachers are usally retired or wanting to work in a small class.
I t is the same learning as we have at schools here.They have to go to class also.Sometimes this can help and make a big change in there life styles when they get out.