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Missouri Department of Corrections Matt Blunt, Governor |
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| Director | Deputy Director | Adult Institutions | Human Services | Probation & Parole | Rehabilitative Services | Missouri Vocational Enterprises |
Adult Basic Education (ABE)
A basic education is an integral part of the rehabilitative process. In order to prepare inmates for successful reintegration into society and to reduce recidivism, offenders without a high school diploma or equivalent (General Educational Diploma Certificate [GED]) are required by statute to participate in Adult Basic Education classes. The mandatory academic educational program provides offenders an opportunity to obtain the GED certificate and make positive and measurable progress in academic education. It also provides a correctional environment in which inmates are constructive while confined and productive when released. The individually prescribed curriculum utilizes both computer programs and text based materials. Classes range from basic literacy and English as a second language through post-secondary education. The academic education section offers the following programs for the offenders to prepare themselves for release:
Assessment & Evaluation : Staff at intake centers screen and properly diagnose all offenders prior to school assignments.
Adult Education: Classes that assist the offender in working toward the GED certificate.
Career & Technical Programs: This section is responsible for the development, delivery and evaluation of school, work and community based activities for Missouri offenders.
School Based programs include a number of vocational training programs throughout the prison system. These programs include computer repair, automotive repair, business technology, electrical wiring, residential carpentry and plumbing, diesel mechanics and industrial technology, culinary arts and cosmetology among others, Additionally, School Based programs include training for offenders in computer refurbishing and repair and technical literacy. This specialized program is delivered in partnership with local community colleges. To help ensure that offenders are prepared to work, an employability and life skills class is available. This program is designed to provide skills vital to success in the work world such as communication, cultural diversity, conflict resolution, personal finance management and knowing how to find and keep a job.
Work Based programs are delivered via apprenticeships and on the job training delivered by the Missouri Vocational Enterprises (MVE) and through institutional jobs. MVE also provides skilled training programs such as computer-aided drafting and similar software to assist the offender secure and retain meaningful employment upon release.
Literacy: Classes providing specific materials and instruction for those with limited English proficiency and reading skills.
Title I: Provides supplemental instructional services for educationally disadvantaged students under age 21.
Special Education: Provides appropriate education for offenders with disabilities through the age of 21. (Procedural Safeguards for Children & Parents)
Youthful Offender Post Secondary Program: The Youthful Offender program is a federally funded grant program through the U.S. Department of Education/Office of Correctional Education. It is designed to assist and encourage incarcerated youth to receive life and job skills through the pursuit of post-secondary education while incarcerated and continue through pre-release and parole. To be eligible for the program, an offender must be 25 years of age or less, have a verified high school diploma or GED, and be within five years of release. Additionally, participating offenders who had successfully completed at least one semester while incarcerated have access to grant funding up until their 26th birthday.
Programs are available at Boonville Correctional Center, Chillicothe Correctional Center and Western Missouri Correctional Center, offered by Missouri Western State University and at Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic Correctional Center, offered by Moberly Area Community College.
Starting in 2005, an additional program has been offered by Ohio University’s College Program for the Incarcerated (a correspondence course program) as an option for those students who met eligibility requirements, but did not reside where an on-site program was located.
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