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  2. Prison library - Wikipedia

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    CILIP's Prison Library Group actively supports prison libraries in England and Wales through promotion, policy, advice, continuing education, networking, advocacy, mentoring, publishing, and involvement. [37] Between 2005 and 2008 prison libraries' funding almost doubled. [38] Prison libraries must meet required standards and are subject to ...

  3. Imagining a life beyond prison walls: Why tiny libraries are ...

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    CRANSTON – For 26 years, the walls of the Adult Correctional Institutions made for Steven Parkhurst’s home.. Last week, Parkhurst returned to pay it forward, in a sense, to the men who helped ...

  4. Prison-to-college programs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] Degree-bearing prison-to-college programs are less common because inmates do not receive credit in some instances. [4] Some common approaches include College-in-prison programs where IHE faculty teach courses on-site at correctional facilities that build towards certifications or degrees. Imprisoned college tutors may also facilitate ...

  5. Prison education - Wikipedia

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    Prison education courses can range from basic literacy courses and secondary school equivalency programmes to vocational education and tertiary education programmes. Non-formal activities that teach inmates new skills, like arts and crafts or amateur theatre productions, may also be considered a form of education. [ 69 ]

  6. Luther Luckett Correctional Complex - Wikipedia

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    The Luther Luckett Correctional Complex is a Medium/MINIMUM-security state prison located in unincorporated Oldham County, Kentucky, [1] near La Grange, about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Louisville. It opened in 1981 and had a prison population 1,204 as of 2018.

  7. Kentucky Department of Corrections - Wikipedia

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    The Kentucky Department of Corrections is a state agency of the Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet that operates state-owned adult correctional facilities and provides oversight for and sets standards for county jails. They also provide training, community based services, and oversees the state's Probation & Parole Division.

  8. William F. Ekstrom Library - Wikipedia

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    At the same time as the opening of Ekstrom Library, all the university's branch libraries, except for Law, were placed under the leadership of the University Librarian, rather than the deans of the corresponding schools. [6] The new 230,000 sq ft (21,000 m 2) building was designed by the Architect firm Louis & Henry of Louisville, Kentucky. The ...

  9. United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy - Wikipedia

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    The United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy (USP Big Sandy) is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in unincorporated Martin County, Kentucky, [1] near the city of Inez. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has a satellite prison camp ...