[NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:693] Technology in a Detention Center

From: Cindi Riley (lvl@hargray.com)
Date: Wed Aug 04 1999 - 12:19:08 EDT


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I am looking for information on technology programs in local detention
centers.  We have had a literacy program in our detention center for a
number of years, staffed by 3 volunteers who teach once a week.  Just
recently, the detention center upgraded their office computers and
decided to keep the old ones for inmate use.  Two will be housed in the
library and the rest are already in the commons areas of inmate
housing.  I would like to talk to anyone who has done anything like this
before or who has any suggestions regarding the best use of these
computers.  We need suggestions for software and training.  We have
already decided to train the inmate representatives on computer use. 
That really should have been done before the computers were placed in
the housing units, but someone jumped the gun on that one.  

If anyone has any suggestions, please let me hear from you.



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