Information on Resources

[joseph's angel]

If anyone has info on education from IU in the state of Indiana I would like for you to please pass it along to me. My husband is trying to finish school so he can get a time cut and be home this time next year. But everything I have looked at has turned up a dead end for us. Thanks!

[NEALSWIFE]

Hi, TexasDust my name is Nealswife Im new to this site and I was wondering how did you get so involved in this and is there anything I can do to help or to learn my guy has 21/2 years left on a 15 year bid and I just want to be able to help him myself and other make it through this. thank you in advance

[TexasDust]

Originally Posted by NEALSWIFE

Hi, TexasDust my name is Nealswife Im new to this site and I was wondering how did you get so involved in this and is there anything I can do to help or to learn my guy has 21/2 years left on a 15 year bid and I just want to be able to help him myself and other make it through this. thank you in advance

Well I have a little bit about my dealings with the incarceration of loved one's in The Prison System Under Introduce Yourself.... ~I am TexasDust~

But One day I came by as every one else noticed the link to the forum and could not get in, waited a day or two tried still a no go. Then On The Third day or fourth I wrote a letter to my son clicked on the link to the forum and To My Amazement I Got In!

The rest is history, I Love People and Have A Heart For The Broken Hearted....

God Has been good to me Through All The Hardships I have Endured, and He has enabled me To Be Strong For Others Regardless of What I am Dealing With In My Own Life!

When I seen this forum and it was open and more or less empty but a few post, right away My main concern was for The People Here and For The Ones That would Come Here, That Had No Answers and The New People Who Never Experinced Going Through This, I Have gone through alot with The System and know how hard it is to find answers or to figure out The Way The System Is Run, Visits, Phone Calls, Money, Mail Etc.

I Thought about How and What could I do To help out and make a difference where People would have a place for answers if there was no one here to ask or help, So I Put In all the Links to The Fifty States Home Pages and placed a few opening post in some of the other forums sites here to get people going, I opened up with my intro which made most feel comfortable enough to start leaving their stories and after awile I realized people started coming here with questions about the Jpay Services which I knew nothing about! I learned fast and alot of members here helped me with answers so I could learn what they knew about the services they used which some facilities have different services, none of them have all the same services, and some have new services, that are just that, New. So I started posting about the services and how they work. (JPay Does Not Help Me With This Stuff) The Members Here Do! Which In Turn Lets Me Help Others...

After that people started asking questions to answers that were in The Department of Corrections Home Pages, Not To Be Mean But Some Wanted The Information Handed To Them! No Problem that is when I started Pulling All Or Most of The Important Links Out Of The Home Pages, So the answers for them were a click away.
New Members ask questions right away without loooking at the board I do not mind I am here to help as I can...

Was told they wanted to make me a Moderator at The 1000 Member Mark and I said Yes But was unsure of what it entailed but I went for it when it was Time!

Now All I have to say is, You Know How Some People Wonder what Kind Of Mark they will leave in this world when they die, well I believe this is one of them for me! (I Just Hope They See Jesus's Foot Prints Here Instead of Mine!)

I Still have 20 States left to pull links out of and the Pen Pal Post under Met In Prison needs to have the links pulled out of the DOC Home Pages not all of the states have them only 5 or 7 states have them so there is something that needs to be done.

But again I have done all this For The Love Of The People, That I Have For Them & Their Loved One's That Are Incarcerated! I Call It "A LABOR OF LOVE"

Thanks for asking and being Interested!

Anything that you feel you can do to help out is welcome and that goes for the rest of The Members! We are ALL here for the same reasons.....

I Am Healty And Not Going Anywhere No Time Soon, God Willing!

"But The Tears that should be flowing from my eyes are flowing from my heart and they were slowly drownding me!"

This Is my outlet.... "My Boat Is Floating In The River of Tears"


All Thou I May Be Getting A Job Working Tuesday, Wedensday & Friday I'll fill everyone in later if I get the job, Thursday, I have a "2nd Interview"

[tlynn]

IU offers correspondence courses for inmates. They will be via snail mail. At the end of the course the final will be administered by someone at the prison. Suggest they ask their advisor or counsler if they need permission in advance to enrollment. You can contact IU directly and they will help you set it up.

[cebonds]

Hello Everyone,,
My name is Carmellia, From Sacramento, CA. As everyone else on this site.
I to have a son thats doing time.. He is in Vacaville, Ca doing 6 years.
He just turned 21 years old this past 4 of July.. Just a few weeks ago..
He called me to inform me that he just took his GED testing and have past... Yeah.. He is now taking some college courses.
He tells me all the time about different progams that they have.. But, you have to ask question.. Its not infromation that they're just going to give. As the bible say.. If you ask not, you recieve not.. Have your lov one talk to their counselor. That's what they are there for.

Good Luck and God bless.

[ycurr]

Just signed online to this site and am looking for resources /info to help my nephew who will be up for first parole in 3/2011. Any advice?

[laurabl.916]

does anyone know how to get the paper work that a inmate took the G.E.D in jail?
my son was in putman co. jail. in greencastle indaina. when he took his test.
now he is at miami correctional facility.

[laurabl.916]

hello my son is doing time over at miami correctional facility.
he is from sacramento ca, he just went to visit his sister and
well, he is doing time indiana, he had only been there for 30 days
if you do hear about any programs that iu offer's for inmates please let me know
( i'm his mom) thank you

[SJNCs Mom]

Hello all. Here is some information from another site that I go to and I thought it might help someone here. I know it's alot to read but well worth it if your loved one is serious about getting more out of their time away. I hope this helps and good luck


The Prisoner's Guerrilla Handbook to Correspondence Courses in the United States and Canada. You can get it at www.biddle-audenreed.com/home.html. The cost is $21.95 for prisoners, $24.95 otherwise. Shipping in the US is $2.50. The publisher's address is Biddle Publishing Co., 13 Gurnet Road, PMB 103, Brunswick, Maine, 040ll. Here are the programs members have given information about. I don’t have any personal information about these programs.

Ohio University's College Program for the Incarcerated
222 Haning Hall, Ohio Univ., Athens, OH 45701 800 444 2420
email: cpi@ohio.edu

University of Iowa, Iowa City. 1 800 272 6430 will send catalog, work with inmates.

Univ of No Iowa Cedar Falls 1800 772 1766 contined@uni.edu can get BA, no out of state fee

Ashworth College home study program. Nationally accredited ( someone else pointed out different than regionally credited, so ask questions) www.ashworthcollege.com 1 800 223 4542

Office of Correctional Education Homepage
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/AdultEd/OCE/index.html

Frequently Asked Questions
Correctional Education
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/AdultEd/OCE/faq.html


The Student Guide

Financial Aid from the U.S. Department of Education

The Student Guide is a comprehensive resource on student financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education. Grants, loans, and work-study are the three major forms of aid available through the Department's Federal Student Aid office. Updated each award year, The Student Guide tells you about the programs and how to apply for them.

The Student Guide 2003-2004 available in English Spanish
is for the July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004 award year.

To apply for federal aid and to apply for many state student aid programs, students must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid [url=http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/](FAFSA) [/URL. Electronic versions of the FAFSA make applying for financial aid faster and easier than ever.

If you have any questions you may contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center.

Federal Student Aid Information Center
1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243)
This is a toll-free number.
More about financial aid

Financial Aid -Drug Convictions Bar Students From Receiving Federal Funds but Arsonists, burglars and convicted felons can still qualify for aid. http://www.collegejournal.com/aidad...929-golden.html
__________________
CollegeJournal | News & Trends
... because he can't get the federal financial assistance he needs ... the prison so he can
qualify for financial aid ... to pursue his college studies in prison and after ...
www.collegejournal.com/aidadmissions/ newstrends/20010929-golden.html
Drug offenders who lie on the financial-aid form usually qualify for aid because neither the government nor universities seek to verify responses. "The Al Capone of drug dealers could answer no, and there are no checks," says David Allen, financial-aid director at Bristol Community College in Fall River, Mass. Ms. Kozberg, the Education Department spokeswoman, says the goverment checks answers to all questions on a sample of applications but doesn't pay special attention to the drug responses.

http://www.collegejournal.com/aidad...929-golden.html

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

Sources and links Correspondence schools & Financial info

PS: I didn't check out all (but I did most) of these sites to see if they are still good. So, you might find a couple at the end that aren't. Good Luck!

1801 18th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009 Write for a list of schools and courses that are offered to prisoners by mail.

Office of Correctional Education, U.S. Dept. of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. S.W., Washington, DC 20202. Information about educational grants.

http://www.anarchistblackcross.org/abc/programs.html
Correspondence/SupportHouston ABC is active in correspondence and material support for various prisoners across the country. This support varies from funds to supplies to books and legal materials. Donations are appreciated.

ABC Houston
PO Box 667614
Houston TX, 77266-7614
ABC Austin
PO Box 19733
Austin TX, 78760-9733

Paralegal Course
Legal training since 1890. Blackstone's distance-education program has satisfied thousands of inmate/prisoner students. Learn the law and graduate in 8-24 months. Free info packet.
www.blackstone1890.com

http://novel.nifl.gov/nifl/policy/distance.htm Distance Learning
National Institute for Literacy State Policy Update How States are Implementing Distance Education for Adult Learners - February 14 2000 - ... AHS. 13. Prison. 14. Source: Tracy-Mumford Survey 1998. ...

http://www.prisonlegalnews.org/links/6link.htm
EDUCATIONAL / CORRESPONDENCE COURSESStarCoast Academy - StarCoast Academy is accredited by National Private Schools Association Group. StarCoast has many different programs, including a high school diploma program, that are self-paced based on the abilities of each person. The director's son was in prison.
Write for information: StarCoast Academy; 4907 Coral Blvd.; Bradenton, FL 34210, or call:
(941) 794-0197, or email: MNoltePEC@aol.com.

Prisoners' Guerrilla Handbook to Correspondence Programs In the United States and Canada: High School, Vocational, Paralegal and College Courses by Jon Marc Taylor. Provides contact information and an outline of the courses offered by over 250 educational providers, including many major universities. The book includes information on high school, vocational, paralegal, law, college and graduate courses. The book has many useful tips and articles for the proactive prisoner, including how to acquire a college degree for less than $2,000. Special price of $25.95 (postage prepaid) to prisoners. For information or to order, write: Biddle Publishing Co.; 13 Gurnet Road, PMB 103; Brunswick, ME 04011

http://www.christian-penpals.com/bi/directory2.html
CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS
Blackstone School of Law, P.O. Box 701449, Dallas, Texas 75370 (800) 826-9220 offers a well-known paralegal program.

CLEP (College Level Exam Program), CN 6600, Princeton, NJ 08541-6600 College credits for self-taught knowledge.

Crossroad Bible Institute, 2976 Ivanrest SW Suite 125, Grandville, MI. 49418. Bible study, beginners and up, personal discipleship.

Emmaus Bible Correspondence School, 2570 Asbury Road, Dubugue, IA 52001 (319) 588-8000 offers free Bible courses to prisoners.

National Home Study Council, 1801 18th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009 Write for a list of schools and courses.

Office of Correctional Education, U.S. Dept. of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. S.W., Washington, DC 20202.

The Paralegal Institute, 3602 West Thomas Rd. # 9, Drawer 11408, Phoenix, AZ 85061-1408 (602) 272-1855 Associate Degree program available. Accredited by the D.E.T.C.

http://www-icdl.open.ac.uk/instResu...nst_id=5896&p=1
ICDL Distance learning courses database, Institutions database, ...
... Trust is to upgrade literacy amongst historically disadvantaged people in Southern
Africa, including prisoner rehabilitation, through the ... Distance Learning. ...

Correctional Education Program, 919-962-2648 or 800-862-5669. Independent Studies participates in several programs designed to assist persons in the North Carolina prison system who are interested in pursuing college-level work. Outreach to Inmates enables qualified inmates to enroll in correspondence courses at no charge. Econo-College for Inmates, located at Orange Correctional Center in Hillsborough, provides a combination of services including correspondence courses, on-site classes, enrichment activities, academic advising, and study-release on campus. On-site instruction and related activities are also available at the NC Correctional Institution for Women in Raleigh, at Johnston Correctional Institution in Smithfield, Dan River Prison Work Farm in Yanceyville, Harnett Correctional Institution in Lillington, and Polk Youth Institution in Butner. Additional on-site instruction is provided at Foothills Correctional Institution and Western Youth Institution (both in Morganton), and Craggy Correctional Center in Asheville through an agreement with UNC-Asheville; at Eastern Correctional Institution in Maury, Hyde Correctional Institution in Swan Quarter, Pender Correctional Institution in Burgaw, and Southern Correctional Institution in Troy through an agreement with East Carolina University; and at Sandhills Youth Center in McCain and Morrison Youth Institution in Hoffman through an agreement with Fayetteville State University. For more information about any of these programs, contact the Correctional Education Program, 919-962-2648 or 800-862-5669

http://windhamschooldistrict.org/
Windham School in Texas Start w/clicking General Interest
http://www.easternlincs.org/correctional_education/
This site is a comprehensive collection of resources for basic skills and literacy programs in correctional education. Through this single access point, instructors, administrators, and adult learners can find activities and links exclusively related to correctional education.

http://www.leeric.lsu.edu/slrc/links/corrections.htm

Louisianahttp://www.corrections.com/

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/OCE/index.html

http://www.ericacve.org/fulltextresource.asp#distance

http://www.ericacve.org/

http://virlib.ncjrs.org/Corrections.asp http://www.ncjrs.org/

http://www.nicic.org/

http://cln.esd101.net/

go to next post.

[SJNCs Mom]

Here's the rest of it . This is not my work, I merely borrowed it to pass on.

Below I am going to post contact info for Colleges & Universities that offer correspondence courses and certificate programs to inmates and others.

But FIRST here are some tips to getting started -- based on my experience:

#1. GED ---

ASSUME your loved one MUST get their GED before taking any correspondence courses -- GED prep classes are one thing that most prisons actually do offer. Your loved one should get their GED before anything else.

#2. THERE MAY BE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PRISON --- CHECK IT OUT ---

DO NOT ASSUME there is no higher education program at the prison. There are not many, but there are some. Have your loved one contact his case worker, or Education Director, (if one exists at his facility) -- to see what is available.

Note: There are usually qualifications an inmate must meet to get access to classes beyond a GED. For Example: They must be a young or youthful offender, under 25 -- or they must have a minimum amount of years left to serve. Qualifications are different in different states, so check with your dept of corrections in your state.

NOTE -- some prisons within the same state have educational programs in one prison that are not available in another. If there are Educational opportunities at one prison in your state -- but not at the one your loved one is at -- he or she may qualify for a transfer. (usually can only do this after a certain amount of time is already served). Have your loved one ask about opportunities for education at other prisons that they may not have been placed at - but could transfer to.

If the prison/state offers nothing for your loved one -- (most likely), then you can consider enrolling in correspondence course, as we are ---

#3. COST --

This can be the most prohibitive issue with inmates getting an education on the inside. Most Educational programs within the system are free if the inmate is eligible to participate. However, correspondence courses cost money.

In limited cases your loved one may still qualify for a pell grant, or federal student loan, (regardless of credit history). But with current laws -- most FELONS are barred from access to Educational loans and grants, which makes no sense at all in terms of rehabilitation.

You can ask the Financial Advisor at the University of your choice to determine if your loved one is eligible for any student loans or grants. They may tell him to apply and see what happens -- it is important that your loved one is honest about their charges and incarceration if they choose to apply for loans or grants.

Last thing on cost --- some of these courses are expensive -- If it is a priority then find a way.

We can only afford for my son to do one class a year -- but in the end that will be 13 more classes than he had before he went in. We are swinging the cost -- because several family members are chipping in.
***I would love to start prison scholarship program -- it is MUCH needed!!!***

#4. QUESTIONS TO ASK THE COLLEGE or UNIVERSITY--

- Does the tuition cost include books and postage?
- Does the inmate have to have access to a computer?
(some do, some don't).
- Does the inmate have to have a counselor or teacher on site to administer tests in order to get credit?

****** BEFORE YOU PAY ANY MONEY TO THE UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE --- MAKE SURE THE PRISON SIGNS OFF AND ALLOWS THE INMATE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM THAT HE OR SHE IS SIGNING UP FOR!!!********


Only you and your loved one will help put themselves in a position to make something of their lives when they get out --- the system won't.

BELOW IS THE LIST I OBTAINED of accredited and legitimate Universities and Colleges that offer correspondence courses and or certificates:

ADAMS State College
Alamosa CO
www.exstudies.adams.edu
1-800-548-6679
many courses plus paralegal cert program offered

Brigham Young
Prov Utah
www.elearn.byu.edu
1-800-914-8931

City University
Bellevue WA
www.cityu.edu
1-800-426-5596

Colorado Consortium for Independent Study
Denver, CO
www.colorado.edu/ccis
1-303-866-2723
can send catalog from 10 diff universities

Colorado State University
Fort Collins CO
www.learn.colostate.edu
1-877-491-4336

Columbia College
Columbia MO
www.ccis.edu
1-573-875-7352

Excelsior College
Albany NY
www.excelsior.edu
1-888-647-2388
Extensive courses

Governor's State University
University Park IL
www.govst.edu
1-800-GSU-8GSU
BA degrees via correspondence and video courses available

Indiana State University
www.indistate.edu/distance
1-888-237-8080

Indiana University
Bloomington IN
http://scs.Indiana.edu
1-800-334-1011

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge LA
www.is.lsu.edu
1-800-234-5046
correspondence and certificate programs

Metropolitan State College
Denver, CO
www.mscd.edu/~options
1-303-450-5111

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
www.msstate.edu/dept/ced
1-662-325-2652

Ohio University
Athens, OH
www.ohio.edu/independent
1-800-444-2910
Comprehensive Program designed for incarcerated individuals

Oklahoma State University
Stillwater OK
www.okstate.edu/outreach/ics
1-405-744-6390

Penn State University
State College PA
www.worldcampus.psu.edu
1-800-252-3592
Requires Inmate computer access

Texas State University
San Marcos Texas
www.studyanywhere.txstate.edu
1-800-511-8656

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
www.dce.ttu.edu
1-800-692-6877
Also offers K - 12 correspondence courses

University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
www.distanceeducation.ua.edu
1-800-452-5971

University of Arizona
Tucson AZ
www.ceao.arizona.edu/corresp
1-800-772-7480
Also offers k-12 correspondence courses

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville AR
www.uacted.uark.edu
1-800-638-1217

University Of Illinois
CHampaign IL
www.outreach.uluc.edu
1-800-252-1360

University Of Missouri
Columbia MO
www.cdis.missouri.edu
1-800-609-3727

University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
www.fridaycenter.unc.edu
1-800-862-5669

University of North Colorado
Greely CO
www.unco.edu/center/es/mail
1-800-232-1749

University of North Iowa
Cedar Falls IA
www.uni.edu.contined/gis
1-800-772-1746

University of South Carolina
Columbia SC
www.sc.edu/deis/ss
1-800-922-2577

University of Tennessee
Knoxville TN
www.anywhere.tennessee.edu
1-800-670-8657
High school courses available also

University of Wisconsin
Madison WI
www.learn.wisconsin.edu/il
1-877-895-3276

Utah State University
Logan UT
www.extension.usc.edu/conted
1-800-233-2137