Research/Report
Author(s): Michelle Candy, North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Adult students in correctional settings have many educational barriers and differences that set them apart from adult students at a community adult learning center. Statistics from a U.S. Department of Justice survey show that nearly a quarter of all state and federal prisoners questioned had been in special education classes in school. The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has developed two methods of working with low-literacy students. One is testing for accommodations for GED testing. The other is integrating the STAR literacy program for adult readers.