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Medical Care
Audio Link:  http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=317443878&m=321218365

This NPR story discusses an innovative program by the San Francisco sheriff's department to enroll inmates in post-jail health care coverage as soon as they enter the system.

1. Why did the sheriff’s department start this program?
2. How can this program affect public health both in the community and within correctional facilities?

Types of Education Programs in Corrections
Web Link:  http://www.insideoutwriters.org/

This website provides information about Inside-Out Writers, a volunteer-based creative writing program inside juvenile facilities.

1. What is the history and mission of Inside-Out Writers?
2. What are the goals and outcomes of its creating writing programs inside juvenile facilities?
3. What lessons does this program offer the juvenile justice system and other education programs in prison?

Prison Work Programs
Video Link:  http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/obama-bans-the-box 

This video shows President Obama announcing his plan to "ban the box" for employment in federal agencies.

1. What does “ban the box” mean?
2. How will the President’s announcement impact employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated people?

Drug Treatment Programs
Web Link:  http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/12/04/prisoner-drug-treatment-delays/1739371/

This report documents systematic challenges to substance abuse treatment programs in prison, including overcrowding and wait lists.

1. What obstacles exist in accessing substance abuse treatment in prison?
2. What actions can be taken to address these obstacles?
3. Why is substance abuse treatment in correctional facilities critical?