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How does it work?

1. APPLICATION PROCESS

  • Anyone can apply (all faith backgrounds are welcome)

  • Participation is voluntary

  • GED required

  • A lengthy application is filled out with several
    essay questions, and background history

  • Trinity International University and WIEA inquire regarding any safety or disciplinary concerns

  • Face-to-face interview that sets high expectations

  • Acceptance is announced

2. PREPARATION

  • Pre-program curriculum to prepare for college curriculum

  • The pre-program curriculum includes a list of books to read and papers to write

  • Summer time frame

3. CLASS WORK

  • Adjunct professors are provided by Trinity International University

  • Class goes from morning til dinner, five days a week, 8 hours per day

  • 15 credits per term, three terms per year
    Summer internship program

  • Inmates will need to willingly go back into medium security (where classes are held) in order to participate

  • Observable spiritual, mental and emotional transformation happens in students

4. GRADUATION AND FIELD MENTORS

  • Graduates receive an accredited degree

  • After graduation inmates become Field Mentors

  • Field Mentors are inmates who graduate from the program who counsel, educate, and mentor other inmates

  • They live with and connect with other inmates – peer-to-peer — within the prison environment

  • They often have credibility with the most influential inmates (gatekeepers), because they are influential gatekeepers in the prison and in their communities

  • Research has shown that these Field Mentors are catalysts for personal transformation and reduction in violence

  • Field Mentors function as peacemakers

5. ADDING MORE STUDENTS

  • 25 students will be added each year

  • In 2-3 years we plan to increase the size of our classroom facilities

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