Corrections

Correctional Education Network
The Correctional Education Network is designed to be a continuing resource for Academicians, Trainers and other Educators working in the challenging and rewarding field of corrections. 

Office of Correctional Education
The Office of Correctional Education (OCE) provides technical assistance to States, local schools, and correctional institutions and shares information on correctional education.

Correctional Education Association
The Correctional Education Association (CEA), founded in 1946, is a non-profit, professional association serving educators and administrators who provide services to students in correctional settings.

Corrections Learning Network
CLN provides relevant educational life and transition based broadcasts for the confined audience.

This site offers Project Metamorphosis, an effort by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections to enhance education and training of adult inmates through new resources and improved services that are intended to reduce recidivism. The curriculum utilizes a "newsletter' format that is easily adaptable to individual use, small group discussion, and large group instruction in either pull-out programs or subject/technical area classes.

Compass 1
An Educational Resource Page for Correctional Education Teachers & Corrections Staff including classroom resources and internet directories.

Getting Out And Staying Out
This site chronicles a program that places education and employment at the forefront of reducing recidivism in prisons with proven results.

Three State Recidivism Study
Stephen Steurer, Linda Smith & Alice Tracy
The Correctional Education Association conducted the Three State Recidivism Study for the United States Department of Education Office of Correctional Education. The study was designed to see if education, independent of other programs, could have significant impact on the behavior of inmates after release.

Program Guidelines: Literacy Volunteers in a Correctional Center
This training package outlines policies, procedures and guidelines for volunteer program development training and delivery in a correctional setting. It is intended to provide a common framework for trainers and volunteers, with a focus on literacy. It is comprised of a training manual, with appendices, and a volunteer handbook, to provide an addendum to training.

Project Metamorphosis: A Corrections Curriculum Integrating Basic Skills, Job Skills, and Cognitive Skills
The curriculum was designed specifically for persons in correctional settings. The skills developed include basic skills, cognitive skills, and job skills.

Correctional Education Facts
This compilation of basic statistics about inmate literacy levels and outcome results of literacy training is provided by NIFL.