PRISON TO COMMUNITY VIA OREGON PROJECT NEWGATE (FROM AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION - PROCEEDINGS OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNUAL CONGRESS OF CORRECTION - SEE NCJ-02840)

• NCJ Number: 10117
• Author(s): V L LAYMAN
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: American Correctional Association
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PAPER PRESENTED AT ACA MEETING, CINCINNATI, OH, OCT 11-15, 1970

Annotation

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND GROUP THERAPY SESSIONS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE STUDENT SELF-CONCEPT, THEREBY FACILITATING PRISON-COMMUNITY TRANSITION.

Abstract

ON APRIL 1, 1967 A GRANT WAS AWARDED BY OEO FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEMONSTRATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAM IN A MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON. IN 1970 THE NEW GRANT WAS AWARDED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. THE PROGRAM INSIDE THE OREGON STATE PENITENTIARY HIGHLIGHTS A COLLEGE PREP CURRICULUM, PREPARING THE STUDENT FOR A REGULAR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. ADDITIONAL SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE GROUP THERAPY AND PERSONNEL COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE. BENEFIT OF THIS PROGRAM IS THE STUDY RELEASE CENTER, AN INITIAL STEP FROM PRISON TO CAMPUS. IT IS A FRATERNITY-TYPE FACILITY NEAR THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, AND IS SUPERVISED BY GRADUATE STUDENTS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A WORK RELEASE REPRESENTATIVE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)