Cleveland Community College - Bridge Yearbook (Shelby, NC)

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According to Gene Cox, This is without a doubt the most significant thing I have heard of the Board of Corrections doing, reaching out in a genuine ef- fort to rehabilitate. A new experience for Cleveland Tech this year is the prison program begun in May of 1978. The program, which is funded by CETA, is set up by the North Carolina Board of Corrections. A building housing classrooms and workshops was built by the board some time back for this purpose and is now being used for the first time. Instructors who also conduct classes on campus meet classes in this building within the prison camp. Five vocational programs are offered including electrical installation and maintenance, carpentry, plumbing, welding and food service preparation. To enroll in the program, a prisoner must have fewer than two years left to serve without major infractions against prison rules and regulations. A popular aspect of the program is the opportunity it gives the student to reduce his prison term. One of two contracts is made with each student entering the program. One of these is the Conditional Inmate Contract which guarantees the student upon graduation from the program, transferral from the medium-security Cleveland County unit to a medium-security prison where he will be provided an outside job and an opportunity for work-release. The second contract is known as the Mapp Contract which is a binding legal document between the student and the parole board guaranteeing freedom upon graduation from the program. According to Programcoordinator Gene Cox, This contract is rarely used, but we do have a few of this type. Students under both contracts gain a day less to serve for each day in school, and earn a dollar a day. David Connor, a carpentry student, said, lt makes you feel like there's a future. I feel more confident now about finding a job when I get out. Another carpentry student, Willie Phillips also expressed appreciation for the program. Both Stephen Pharr and Kevin Howard, electrical in- stallation and maintenance students, plan to pursue careers in the field of electrical maintenance. Pharr said, I think it's about the best thing that could happen. Howard added, As far as l'm concemed it's A-l. The Prison Program is a new frontier in rehabilitation, one more step in the growth of Cleveland Tech, and one more example of opening doors to everyone in an effort to serve. :,-v ', ,I :gt V' .,,. , . I I . .. fa--ar-35,4 ,,..,,-,ay r. , , .,,, ,,.. a'f.f'l1v,i,E'j -I - ,-' za .. I 14,-'rf . . .. .-,Y ----Y.,,., . 1. gf . -,A . . .,4,,,.- x '.'I.. N:.:f . ,Id . I- I. . - Q r , ffi' f.,f.',' - ' In-tr'r.kllr16-'.tz1 ff?'fA'I'Ge'4s' .. 5

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