Collin County Jail launches educational program for inmates
Some of the classes are held through the Collin Adult Education and Literacy , a program funded by the Texas Workforce Commission. The county has also partnered with the McKinney school district for inmates who want to complete their high school diploma instead of getting a GED.Penson hopes other districts will partner with the county for ease in using transcripts already in place, so inmates who attended class at those high schools could continue their education at their former school.
“That’s what this whole program is for, release them better than the way we receive them, as well as give them something to do while they are there,” she said. Swanson and Mecklenburg County, N.C., Sheriff Garry McFadden recently joined Skinner at a formal launch of the IGNITE program, where Skinner praised Swanson’s leadership.
The NSA, a nonprofit association that represents the nation’s 3,086 sheriffs on Capitol Hill and supports them with law enforcement education and training, has helped launch the IGNITE program in North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, North Dakota and South Dakota.Skinner said initially, along with classes to help inmates complete their GED or a college course, adult-education classes ranging from literacy skills and American Sign Language to budgeting and money-management skills will be available.
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