Life Skills Programming

During the year prior to an inmate's release from prison, a Life Skills program is made available. Life Skills is a 19 session curriculum developed by Department staff which addresses essential information inmates need to live in the community. Topics such as finding a job, keeping a job, locating a residence, budgeting, and family responsibilities are covered.

A Framework For Breaking Barriers: A Cognitive Reality Model is a program offered at many prisons that helps inmates recognize unproductive habits in their life and set personal plans for positive change. A former inmate developed the program.

Productive Citizenship: A Vision Beyond Survival is a life skills class that provides inmates with the basic information they need to successfully adjust to the community after release. Sessions include topics such as obtaining and maintaining employment, budgeting money, obtaining housing and transportation, accessing community assistance services, parenting and legal obligations.