Thoughts and reflections from an inmate

Hello.

What a pleasure it is to discover this forum, after reading the evil postings on alt.education.distance and the sparse albeit helpful ones on about.com.

As one who is incarcerated, my options are somewhat limited, but Bears Guide has pointed me toward two Bachelor's degree programs that look possible and promising for the likes of me: Ohio University and Southern Colorado.

My internet access is sufficiently erratic and limited that it cannot be counted on, so my program must be primarily or entirely ink on paper, and have some flexibility in testing, given vagaries of the system in which I must operate.

If anyone out there either has an opinion on Ohio and/or Southern Colorado, or can suggest any other inmate-friendly program, I am, as Ross Perot once said, all ears.

Thank you.

Albert

 

Having worked in two prisons in supervisory positions, managing inmates at all custody levels from community work release to death row, I find it rather unusual for an inmate to have access to the Internet. Very unusual; a security risk I cannot imagine any warden would be willing to take.

Rich Douglas

 

I thought the same thing, Rich! But, between TV, basketball, an inmate's right to pro-create, who knows. Or, the poster could be under house arrest--you know, where they wear one of those electronic devices--and thus has access to the Net.

Russell

 

Albert,

If your institution library has a copy of Bears' Guide, there is an entire section on degree programs for incarcerated people. In the 14th edition, it was written by an incarcerated person who earned a Ph.D. via distance learning while in prison.

If it's not available in your library, you might have the librarian check with Ten Speed Press; some publishers have a program to provide books to the incarcerated at reduced cost.