The discussion taking place on the NIFL Special Topics List is one  
that many of you will find interesting. The discussion is focused  
around research and professional wisdom in corrections family  
literacy and on the transition from corrections education to  
community education for inmates who have been released.

Carolyn Buser from Maryland described that state's family literacy  
program within selected institutions which was recently awarded a  
Barbara Bush Family Literacy Grant. Sounds like a great program.

David Rosen, the moderator of the List posed the following question  
to his list.

"I have a question about family literacy.  'Locked Up and Locked Out'
points out that punishment 'is not appropriate for the more than 1.5
million children of prisoners' and that  'Neglecting these unintended
victims will likely lead to these children replacing their parents in
the prisons of the future.'

What is being done about this? Can you give us some examples of
programs in prison settings that help inmates help their children to
read or with their homework, or with other education-related or
parenting issues?

Note: "Locked Up and Locked Out" is one of the suggested readings for  
the discussion.

"Locked Up and Locked Out, An Educational Perspective on the US
Prison Population," Coley, Richard J. and Barton, Paul E., 2006
Available on line at the ETS web site:
http://tinyurl.com/qmzfa (short URL)



Do you have a response for David? I am sure the Special Topics List  
will benefit from your insights.

If you would like to respond, you can subscribe to the Special Topics  
List by going to http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/SpecialTopics

You can use that same address to unsubscribe when the discussion is  
over if you would like to.

If you would just like just like to read the discussion, visit the  
NIFL List archives at http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/ 
list_archives.html

and click on Special Topics.



Gail J. Price
Multimedia Specialist
National Center for Family Literacy
325 West Main Street, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40205

Phone: 502 584-1133, ext. 112
Fax: 502 584-0172


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