Education After Incarceration

Access, Support and Success

1 in 31 adults in the US is incarcerated or on probation/parole
Bureau of Justice (2011)

Factors of Access: Employment Mental Health Motivation Factors of Success: Mentorship Support Systems Theories we found used by professionals and for the needs of students after incarceration: Experiential Learning Behaviorist Theory Narrative Learning Humanist Theory Critical (Power and Oppression; Hansen, 1993) Transformational Learning Banduras social cognitive theory Rotters notion of locus of control Maslows hierarchy of needs
A UCLA study found that $1 million investment in incarceration will prevent 350 crimes, while the same investment in education will prevent more than 600. (Bazos and Hausman, 2004)

Education After Incarceration

Resources for Professional Development and education
Life-Skills-to Work Program, South Seattle Community College http://www.southseattle.edu/newholly/contact-information.aspx A program to help formerly incarcerated persons change their thinking and their environment. If they successfully complete the class they can enroll at SSCC at no cost. Gordon, G., Smith, H., and Lewis, D. (2002). A framework for breaking barriers: a cognitive reality model. Bellevue, WA: Gordon Graham and Company, Inc. This book used by the SSCC Life-Skills-to-Work class. Works to help people realize the barriers in their lives and thinking that impede their success.

Post-Prison Education Program-www.postprisonedu.org Works to provide support and encouragement in pursuits of education for currently and formerly incarcerated men and women.

Helpful Articles for future reference:

A Guide For Attorneys Representing College Applicants http://www.communityalternatives.org/pdf/publications/Criminal-History-Screening-inCollege-Admissions-AttorneyGuide-CCA-1-2013.pdf Hansen, T. L. (1993). What is critical theory? an essay for the uninitiated organizational communication scholar. Presented at the Speech Communication Association of America Convention, Miami, FL. DOI: No. ED 368-008 O'Brien, P. (2002). Reducing barriers to employment for women ex-offenders: Mapping the road to reintegration (Policy Paper #2). Retrieved from http://ww\v.saferfoundation.org/docs/womenspolicypaper.pdf Owens, C. D. (2009). Social symbols, stigma, and the labor market experience. The Journal of Correctional Education, 60(4), Weissman, M., Rosenthal, A., Warth, P., Wolf, E., & Messina-Yauchzy. M. (2010). The Use of Criminal History Records in College Admissions. Center for Community Alternatives, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.communityalternatives.org/pdf/Reconsidered-criminal-hist-recs-in-collegeadmissions.pdf