Twenty women at Denver Women's Correctional Facility will be part of a new bachelor's degree program. Students in the program, run by Adams State University, will be able to choose between a sociology or business track. This article describes the program and the reactions of the community.
This news article from Open Campus highlights the work of one of the first incarcerated professors in the country, David Carillo, who teaches incarcerated students in an undergraduate business program at Adams State University in Colorado.
Annual report: This program seeks to assist in reducing recidivism by 1) providing outcome and evidence-based Academic, Social Science, and Career and Technical Education programs; and 2) ensuring that students obtain marketable job skills prior to community reentry. This program serves adult men, with college credit and non-credit offerings. Instruction is on-site, face-to-face, and remote.
