{"title":"Building a Local Network","authors":"Nancy Lewis, E. Regosin, Rivka Rocchio","doi":"10.4018/978-1-7998-3056-6.ch002","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this chapter is to highlight the ongoing development and work of a local consortium of post-secondary educators, correctional administrators, and community members who aim to bring education programs to local prisons and jails. The authors contend that bringing post-secondary education programs to prison and preparing people who are incarcerated for successful transition to their home communities is a local responsibility as well as a grassroots endeavor. Although such a project necessitates careful attention to local conditions and resources, the authors have identified overarching strategies that can benefit any community thinking about similar projects. This chapter offers readers insight into identification of the need for such a consortium in their community, network-building strategies, and an overview of successes, challenges, and the path forward.","PeriodicalId":443974,"journal":{"name":"Higher Education Accessibility Behind and Beyond Prison Walls","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Higher Education Accessibility Behind and Beyond Prison Walls","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3056-6.ch002","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The purpose of this chapter is to highlight the ongoing development and work of a local consortium of post-secondary educators, correctional administrators, and community members who aim to bring education programs to local prisons and jails. The authors contend that bringing post-secondary education programs to prison and preparing people who are incarcerated for successful transition to their home communities is a local responsibility as well as a grassroots endeavor. Although such a project necessitates careful attention to local conditions and resources, the authors have identified overarching strategies that can benefit any community thinking about similar projects. This chapter offers readers insight into identification of the need for such a consortium in their community, network-building strategies, and an overview of successes, challenges, and the path forward.