Program to educate incarcerated people costs 40K per graduate?!

[Vle045]

It seems to me that a lot of you are making some big assumptions. This is one program of many out there that are mostly funded by private donors. The education programs are usually part of a Christian outreach program, so there’s a potential spiritual element. My father was in prison for stupid choices like check fraud. While he was in there, he ended up in a similar program. I believe it was through Liberty University. The man has never had any real direction in life. He tries, but just can’t seem to get very far in a career. The degree program he chose was Religion. When he was released, he went right to a church to be a lay minister. He found a church where he was able to grow roots and strong connections. It really didn’t lead him to a stable career. But it did give him a better moral compass and a purpose in life. I think the goal of these programs is quite different from the goals that many of us may have. It’s not for job promotions, or to qualify for a specific career path, etc. It’s more complicated than that.