Prisoner Focus Group Suggests Practical Reforms for Improving Vocational and Educational Programming
Author: Glenn E. Martin.
Source: Volume 16, Number 05, January/February 2013 , pp.65-68(4)
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Abstract:
The fortune society—a powerful criminal justice advocate and service provider—recently held a focus group that was centered on educational and vocational training in the prison system. The focus group was composed of Fortune Society clients, many of whom recently exited the New York State prison system. Martin discusses the clients’ ideas on how vocational and educational training can be improved in prison programs.Keywords: prison reform; vocational training; education; resources; job readiness; leadership; focus group
Affiliations:
1: David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy at The Fortune Society.