In a classroom at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, inmate students had an opportunity to do something “outside the box.” Instead of the usual books, paper, pencils, and calculators, the students used toothpicks, wooden splints, colored marshmallows and red and black licorice to learn about and construct DNA molecules. The kinesthetic learning exercise was an idea to make the material interesting. I had worried that the lab would be too complicated for my inmate students or that they would struggle to assemble the model or … [Read more...] about GED class develops handcrafted DNA
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Norco program provides more than just an education
Prisoners at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco are getting a higher education and earning time off their sentences through the Norco College program, reports the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. The new prison program started in February 2017. Norco’s original plan was to start the program in the fall of 2018, but that was not soon enough for prison officials. “They said, ‘We want it now,’” said Jason Parks, Norco College’s interim dean of instruction. Bryan Reece, Norco College president, added, “It’s right in our backyard and it’s … [Read more...] about Norco program provides more than just an education
Soledad’s Medical Operations Return Back to CDCR
Medical operations at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad were turned over again to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) by J. Clark Kelso, the federal receiver, reports the Correctional News. It’s only the second prison (after Folsom) to receive a passing grade from the state inspector general in a decade of federal control. Don Spector, director of the Prison Law Offices, and their experts, however, found problems with the quality and type of care being provided at the Soledad facility and voiced … [Read more...] about Soledad’s Medical Operations Return Back to CDCR