Resources For Corrections Education

TCALL Resources

Corrections Connection Email Discussion List (hosted by TCALL)

Corrections Education Resource Listing (On TCALL Library Search page use Broad Search Categories box to find library resources in this subject area, equivalent to the hard-copy bibliography.) (annotated bibliography of FREE and loan materials available from the Clearinghouse)

Glossary of Key Terms in Adult & Family Literacy

Teaching on the Inside, (Dominique T. Chlup, 2005)

The Pendulum Swings: 65 Years of Corrections Education, (Dominique T. Chlup, 2005)

National Institute for Literacy's LINCS Resources

Correctional Education Special Collection (Web-based resources reviewed and compiled by National LINCS)

"Policy & Legislation" Information Page from National LINCS

For more information from a searchable nationwide adult education & literacy database, go to LINCSearch

Other Web Sites of Interest

Adult Literacy Education (ALE) Wiki – Learn about adult literacy education or add knowledge from your experience teaching adult learners, from research or professional wisdom, or from your experience as an adult learner. This community of practice has links to research for practitioners, researchers, learners and other adult literacy educators, including English language learning, numeracy, and adult basic and secondary education.

Correctional Education Association

Correctional Education Curriculum & Instruction - This page on the website of CPAL (Community Partnerships for Adult Learning) includes How-To's, Research, Journals, and Website links pertaining to Correctional Education Curriculum & Instruction. CPAL is a project of U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education.

Correctional Education Page on OVAE Site – Web page provided by Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education includes the history of correctional education, federal grant programs for this population, state contacts, resources and frequently asked questions.

Corrections Education, Focus on Basics, Vol. 7, Issue D, (September 2005)

Education Network - Education Network is intended to encourage communication among corrections and criminal justice professionals regarding educational programs, procedures and systems, and to inform the industry of new program developments taking place at the federal, state and local levels.

Mother Jones Magazine ran a report on prisons in 2001. They have a nifty website with an "Incarceration Atlas" that has information about every state and the federal prison system, such as comparisons of funding for education and prisons. The data is as of the year 2000, but might still be of considerable interest to those serving prison populations.

Project Metamorphosis - This corrections curriculum integrates basic skills, job skills, and cognitive skills. Free hard copies available to Texas educators from the Clearinghouse Library (800-441-READ).

Three State Recidivism Study - The Correctional Education Association conducted the Three State Recidivism Study in 2001. Data analysis indicates that inmates who participated in education programs while incarcerated showed lower rates of recidivism after three years. Free hard copies available to Texas educators from the Clearinghouse Library (800-441-READ). [*PDF document. Please download the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader (free) to view, or convert PDF to HTML via Adobe's conversion form.]

Windham School District Texas Prison Education System